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#808081

#808081 ≈ Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#808081 is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.78% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.4% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Gray (#808080), ΔE 0.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2161

Complementary

  1. #808081
  2. #818180

Split complementary

  1. #808081
  2. #818080
  3. #808180

Analogous

  1. #808081
  2. #808081
  3. #808081

Triadic

  1. #808081
  2. #818080
  3. #808180

Tetradic

  1. #808081
  2. #818081
  3. #818180
  4. #808180

Square

  1. #808081
  2. #818080
  3. #818180
  4. #808180

Monochromatic

  1. #343434
  2. #5a5a5b
  3. #808081
  4. #a6a6a7
  5. #cdcdcd

Shades

#808081 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #808081
  2. #737374
  3. #666667
  4. #5a5a5a
  5. #4d4d4d
  6. #404041
  7. #333334
  8. #262627
  9. #1a1a1a
  10. #0d0d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#808081 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #808081
  2. #8d8d8e
  3. #99999a
  4. #a6a6a7
  5. #b3b3b3
  6. #c0c0c0
  7. #cccccd
  8. #d9d9d9
  9. #e6e6e6
  10. #f2f2f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#808081 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #808081
  2. #808081
  3. #808081
  4. #808081
  5. #808081
  6. #808081
  7. #808080
  8. #808080
  9. #808080
  10. #808080
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808080 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #808081 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #808081 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #808080 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #808081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #808081 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #808081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-808081 {
  color: #808081;
}
Background
.bg-808081 {
  background-color: #808081;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-808081 {
  border: 2px solid #808081;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #808081;
  --color-primary-rgb: 128 128 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 0% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-808081 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #808081, #808081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-808081 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(128 128 129 / 0.35);
}

#808080 Gray ΔE 0.61 #808080 Grey ΔE 0.61 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 2.30 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 4.56 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.53 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.53 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.12 #7f7f7e Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Gray
#808081  rgb(128, 128, 129)  hsl(240, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#818180  rgb(129, 129, 128)  hsl(60, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#818080  rgb(129, 128, 128)  hsl(0, 0%, 50%)  Gray
#808180  rgb(128, 129, 128)  hsl(120, 0%, 50%)  Gray