What color is #808C9A?

#808C9A 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 #808C9A?

The RGB value is 128, 140, 154: 128 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808C9A?

The complementary color is #9A8E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808C9A color

#808C9A rgb(128, 140, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808C9A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.9% green and 60.4% blue (128, 140, 154).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sea Lion (#7F8793), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#808C9A color codes

HEX	`#808C9A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 140, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 9%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, -1.28, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 8.99, 261.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.111, 25.678, 34.252)`
Decimal	`8424602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808C9A, 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 #808C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #808C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808c9a; }
.text { color: #808c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 140 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808c9a, #81809a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808C9A?: #808C9A 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 #808C9A?: The RGB value is 128, 140, 154: 128 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808C9A?: The complementary color is #9A8E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.