What color is #809093?

#809093 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809093?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 147: 128 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809093?

The complementary color is #938380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809093 color

#809093 rgb(128, 144, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809093 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 57.6% blue (128, 144, 147).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#809093 color codes

HEX	`#809093`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -5.08, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 6.2, 214.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.141, 26.642, 31.469)`
Decimal	`8425619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809093, 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 #809093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #809093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809093; }
.text { color: #809093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809093, #808793); }

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Questions

What color is #809093?: #809093 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809093?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 147: 128 red, 144 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809093?: The complementary color is #938380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.