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#80938D

Gray · medium cool gray

About #80938D

#80938D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 9.9); Taupe comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #938086 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #80938D for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.48:1, a WCAG AA pass.

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Red128
Green147
Blue141

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 9.9
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 11.7
Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 11.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #80938D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #80938D.
3.24:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #80938D.
6.48:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80938D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80938D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#92908D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8E8E8D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7C9491

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80938D?

#80938D is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 50% red, 58% green and 55% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #80938D?

Use black text. Black on #80938D has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #80938D?

Its complementary colour is #938086, and analogous partners are #809384 and #809093.