What color is #808C9E?

#808C9E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808C9E?

The RGB value is 128, 140, 158: 128 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808C9E?

The complementary color is #9E9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808C9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808C9E color

#808C9E rgb(128, 140, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808C9E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.9% green and 62% blue (128, 140, 158).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Roman Silver (#838996), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#808C9E color codes

HEX	`#808C9E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 140, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 11%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, -0.37, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 11, 268.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.45, 25.813, 36.035)`
Decimal	`8424606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808C9E, 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 #808C9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808C9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #808C9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808c9e; }
.text { color: #808c9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808c9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 140 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808c9e, #83809e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808C9E?: #808C9E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Roman Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808C9E?: The RGB value is 128, 140, 158: 128 red, 140 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808C9E?: The complementary color is #9E9280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808C9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.