Information about #809090 color

#809090 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#809090 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 144, 144) — 50.2% red, 56.5% green, 56.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 6 / 0 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #809090 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Pewter (#808992). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Granny Smith (#7B948C) and Crescent (#839596).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 144, 144) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #809090: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #809090 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#809090 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#809090 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #809090

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Granny Smith color link
Granny Smith

#7B948C

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Inside Back color link
Inside Back

#848E88

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Cold Grey color link
Cold Grey

#808A87

Clouded Blue color link
Clouded Blue

#899296

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#809090
  • RGB128, 144, 144
  • CMYK6, 0, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(128, 144, 144)
  • HSL180°, 7%, 53%
  • HSL Precise180°, 6.723%, 53.333%
  • HSV180°, 11%, 56%
  • HSB180°, 11%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.565, 0.565)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.565, 0.565, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.565, 0.565)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID809090
  • DECIMAL ID8425616
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01