#809596
Gray · light neutral
About #809596
#809596 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Gray (ΔE 10.2), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #968180 (taupe), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 6.66:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #809596?
#809596 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 50% red, 58% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #809596?
Use black text. Black on #809596 has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #809596?
Its complementary colour is #968180, and analogous partners are #80968C and #808A96.