What color is #808F9F?

#808F9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808F9F?

The RGB value is 128, 143, 159: 128 red, 143 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808F9F?

The complementary color is #9F9080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808F9F color

#808F9F rgb(128, 143, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #808F9F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.1% green and 62.4% blue (128, 143, 159).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#808F9F color codes

HEX	`#808F9F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 143, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -1.83, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 10.43, 259.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.981, 26.737, 36.639)`
Decimal	`8425375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808F9F, 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 #808F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #808F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808f9f; }
.text { color: #808f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 143 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808f9f, #81809f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808F9F?: #808F9F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808F9F?: The RGB value is 128, 143, 159: 128 red, 143 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808F9F?: The complementary color is #9F9080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.