What color is #80899F?

#80899F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80899F?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 159: 128 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80899F?

The complementary color is #9F9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80899F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80899F color

#80899F rgb(128, 137, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80899F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 62.4% blue (128, 137, 159).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#80899F color codes

HEX	`#80899F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 1.58, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 12.87, 277.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.104, 24.983, 36.346)`
Decimal	`8423839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80899F, 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 #80899F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80899F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #80899F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80899f; }
.text { color: #80899f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80899f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80899f, #87809f); }

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Questions

What color is #80899F?: #80899F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80899F?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 159: 128 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80899F?: The complementary color is #9F9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80899F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.