Close to Steel
#808490
#808490 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Steel. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #808490.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.74:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
5.62:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.74:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
5.62:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #808490 as they’d see it.
#808490 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #808490
What color is #808490?
#808490 is a mid-tone neutral gray, close to the color Steel. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 7% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #808490 in RGB?
#808490 is rgb(128, 132, 144): 128 red, 132 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #808490 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(11, 8, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #808490?
PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #808490?
Its complement #888478 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.