Palettes / Colors / #809397

#809397 — Silver Grey

#809397 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 #809397 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.

#809397 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 #988581; it also sits naturally between #819890 and #818898. 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 58% · Blue 59%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809397

.text { color: #809397; }
.background { background-color: #809397; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809397; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 147, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 10%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809397; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 147, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809397; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 147, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809397">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809397">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #988581:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809397: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809397

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 #809397 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 #809397 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 #809397?

#809397 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 147, 151). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809397?

#809397 is RGB 128, 147, 151 — HSL 190°, 10%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 3%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #809397?

Its complement is #988581; analogous partners are #819890 and #818898. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809397 for text?

Black text on #809397 has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.21:1.