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#809395

Gray · medium neutral

About #809395

#809395 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Gray (ΔE 9.3), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #958280 (taupe), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.53:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red128
Green147
Blue149

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 9.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 10.1
Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #809395

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #809395.
3.22:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #809395.
6.53:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809395 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809395
Protanopia (no red cones)
#909195
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#8C8E95
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7A9594

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809395?

#809395 is a medium, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 58% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #809395?

Use black text. Black on #809395 has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809395?

Its complementary colour is #958280, and analogous partners are #80958D and #808995.