What color is #809094?

#809094 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809094?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 148: 128 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809094?

The complementary color is #948480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809094?

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.

#809094 color

#809094 rgb(128, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809094 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (128, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#809094 color codes

HEX	`#809094`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, -4.87, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 6.34, 219.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.219, 26.673, 31.884)`
Decimal	`8425620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809094, 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 #809094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809094 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 #809094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809094; }
.text { color: #809094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809094, #808694); }

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Questions

What color is #809094?: #809094 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809094?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 148: 128 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809094?: The complementary color is #948480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809094?: 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.