Color swatch image showing #80808E with RGB(128,128,142) values

#80808E Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #80808E including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#80808E Color Information

#80808E RGB value is (128, 128, 142). The hex color red value is 128, green is 128, and blue is 142. Its HSL format shows a hue of 240°, saturation of 6 percent, and lightness of 53 percent. The CMYK process values are 10 percent, 10 percent, 0 percent, 44 percent.

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#80808E Color Meaning

Color #80808E embodies cool neutrality, reflective calm, and understated sophistication. #80808E muted medium grey-blue shade supports analytical thinking, focused communication, and composed emotional states. Color #80808E psychologically encourages precision, observation, and balanced decision-making. Culturally, color #80808E is associated with professionalism, subtlety, and modernity in Western contexts. Eastern symbolism emphasizes neutrality, composure, and harmonious integration. Fengshui uses #80808E shade to maintain calm energy, improve focus, and create visually stable spaces. Spiritually, color #80808E resonates with the Crown Chakra, aiding clarity, meditation, and neutral reflection. Designers employ #80808E grey-blue for technology interfaces, interiors, and graphic compositions where calm, neutral, and reliable presence is required. Its muted, medium shade bridges soft and darker tones gracefully.

Color Conversion

Convert #80808E across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#80808E
RGB
rgb(128, 128, 142)
HSL
hsl(240°, 6%, 53%)
CMYK
cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 44%)
HSV
hsv(240°, 10%, 56%)
XYZ
21.5037 21.9805 28.7005
Yxy
21.9805 0.2979 0.3045
Hunter Lab
46.8834 0.2667 -0.6588
CIE-Lab
54.0063 2.9177 -7.5344

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red128 / 255 (50%)
50%
Green128 / 255 (50%)
50%
Blue142 / 255 (56%)
56%

CMYK Values

Cyan10 / 100 (10%)
Magenta10 / 100 (10%)
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)44 / 100 (44%)
44%

Color Variations

#80808E harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#80808E harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #80808E for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

#FFFFFF
#80808E

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.89:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.89:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.89:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #80808E appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#80808E

protanopia

#80808b

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #80808E;

Text Color

color: #80808E;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #80808E;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #80808E40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #80808E;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #80808E 0%, #4b4b54 100%);

#80808E Color FAQs

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