Palettes / Colors / #809295

#809295 — Silver Grey

#809295 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 #809295 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.

#809295 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 #94827F; it also sits naturally between #7F948D and #7F8794. 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 57% · Blue 58%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809295

.text { color: #809295; }
.background { background-color: #809295; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809295; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 146, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 9%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809295; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 146, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809295; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 146, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809295">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809295">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #94827F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809295: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809295

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 #809295 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 #809295 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #809295?

#809295 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 146, 149). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809295?

#809295 is RGB 128, 146, 149 — HSL 189°, 9%, 54% — CMYK 14%, 2%, 0%, 42%.

What colors go with #809295?

Its complement is #94827F; analogous partners are #7F948D and #7F8794. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809295 for text?

Black text on #809295 has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.25:1.