Palettes / Colors / #809496

#809496 — Silver Grey

#809496 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 #809496 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.

#809496 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 #978482; it also sits naturally between #82978E and #828B97. 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 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809496

.text { color: #809496; }
.background { background-color: #809496; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809496; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 148, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 9%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809496; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 148, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809496; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 148, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809496">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809496">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #978482:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809496: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809496

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 #809496 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 #809496 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

← #809495  ·  #809497 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809496?

#809496 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 128, 148, 150). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809496?

#809496 is RGB 128, 148, 150 — HSL 185°, 9%, 55% — CMYK 15%, 1%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #809496?

Its complement is #978482; analogous partners are #82978E and #828B97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809496 for text?

Black text on #809496 has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.