What color is #808795?

#808795 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808795?

The RGB value is 128, 135, 149: 128 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808795?

The complementary color is #958E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808795 color

#808795 rgb(128, 135, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808795 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (128, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#808795 color codes

HEX	`#808795`
RGB	`rgb(128, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 0.43, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 8.36, 272.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.99, 24.087, 31.866)`
Decimal	`8423317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808795, 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 #808795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #808795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808795; }
.text { color: #808795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808795, #848095); }

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Questions

What color is #808795?: #808795 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808795?: The RGB value is 128, 135, 149: 128 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808795?: The complementary color is #958E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.