What color is #808599?

#808599 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808599?

The RGB value is 128, 133, 153: 128 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808599?

The complementary color is #999480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808599 color

#808599 rgb(128, 133, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808599 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.2% green and 60% blue (128, 133, 153).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#808599 color codes

HEX	`#808599`
RGB	`rgb(128, 133, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, 2.48, -11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 11.56, 282.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.038, 23.664, 33.485)`
Decimal	`8422809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808599, 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 #808599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #808599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808599; }
.text { color: #808599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 133 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808599, #888099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #808599?: #808599 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808599?: The RGB value is 128, 133, 153: 128 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808599?: The complementary color is #999480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.