What color is #808598?

#808598 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808598?

The RGB value is 128, 133, 152: 128 red, 133 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808598?

The complementary color is #989380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808598 color

#808598 rgb(128, 133, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808598 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.2% green and 59.6% blue (128, 133, 152).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#808598 color codes

HEX	`#808598`
RGB	`rgb(128, 133, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, 2.26, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 11, 281.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.956, 23.631, 33.051)`
Decimal	`8422808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808598, 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 #808598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #808598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808598; }
.text { color: #808598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 133 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808598, #878098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #808598?: #808598 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808598?: The RGB value is 128, 133, 152: 128 red, 133 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808598?: The complementary color is #989380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.