Palettes / Colors / #80909A

#80909A — Silver Grey

#80909A is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slategray (#708090) — not an exact match. CSS slategray gives you #708090, a different color; use #80909A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#80909A is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #998980; it also sits naturally between #809996 and #808399. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 56% · Blue 60%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 40%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #80909A

.text { color: #80909A; }
.background { background-color: #80909A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80909A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 144, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 11%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80909A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 144, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80909A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 144, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80909A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80909A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #998980:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80909A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80909A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #80909A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #80909A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #809099  ·  #80909B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80909A?

#80909A is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 144, 154). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80909A?

#80909A is RGB 128, 144, 154 — HSL 203°, 11%, 55% — CMYK 17%, 6%, 0%, 40%.

What colors go with #80909A?

Its complement is #998980; analogous partners are #809996 and #808399. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80909A for text?

Black text on #80909A has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.