What color is #808098?

#808098 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808098?

The RGB value is 128, 128, 152: 128 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808098?

The complementary color is #989880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808098 color

#808098 rgb(128, 128, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #808098 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 50.2% green and 59.6% blue (128, 128, 152).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#808098 color codes

HEX	`#808098`
RGB	`rgb(128, 128, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 50.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.34, 5.15, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.34, 13.83, 291.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.287, 22.294, 32.829)`
Decimal	`8421528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808098, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #808098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #808098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808098; }
.text { color: #808098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 128 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808098, #8c8098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #808098?: #808098 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808098?: The RGB value is 128, 128, 152: 128 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808098?: The complementary color is #989880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.