What color is #808B98?

#808B98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808B98?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 152: 128 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B98?

The complementary color is #988D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808B98 color

#808B98 rgb(128, 139, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808B98 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (128, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#808B98 color codes

HEX	`#808B98`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, -1.17, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 8.35, 261.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.801, 25.321, 33.333)`
Decimal	`8424344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B98, 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 #808B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #808B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b98; }
.text { color: #808b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b98, #818098); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808B98?: #808B98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Sea Lion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808B98?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 152: 128 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B98?: The complementary color is #988D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.