Palettes / Colors / #909080

#909080 — Silver Grey

#909080 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #909080 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.

#909080 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 #7F7F90; it also sits naturally between #90877F and #87907F. 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 56% · Green 56% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #909080

.text { color: #909080; }
.background { background-color: #909080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #909080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 144, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 7%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #909080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 144, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #909080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 144, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#909080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#909080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F7F90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #909080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #909080

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 #909080 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 #909080 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

← #90907F  ·  #909081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #909080?

#909080 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 144, 144, 128). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #909080?

#909080 is RGB 144, 144, 128 — HSL 60°, 7%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 44%.

What colors go with #909080?

Its complement is #7F7F90; analogous partners are #90877F and #87907F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #909080 for text?

Black text on #909080 has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.