What color is #80909B?

#80909B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80909B?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 155: 128 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80909B?

The complementary color is #9B8B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80909B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80909B color

#80909B rgb(128, 144, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80909B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 60.8% blue (128, 144, 155).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#80909B color codes

HEX	`#80909B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.88, -3.31, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.88, 8.43, 246.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.79, 26.902, 34.89)`
Decimal	`8425627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80909B, 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 #80909B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80909B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #80909B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80909b; }
.text { color: #80909b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80909b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80909b, #80839b); }

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Questions

What color is #80909B?: #80909B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80909B?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 155: 128 red, 144 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80909B?: The complementary color is #9B8B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80909B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.