What color is #809189?

#809189 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809189?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 137: 128 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809189?

The complementary color is #918088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809189?

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.

#809189 color

#809189 rgb(128, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809189 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (128, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 7% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mummy’s Tomb (#828E84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#809189 color codes

HEX	`#809189`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 7%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 12%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.64, -7.74, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.64, 8.04, 164.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.542, 26.646, 27.565)`
Decimal	`8425865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809189, 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 #809189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809189 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 #809189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809189; }
.text { color: #809189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809189, #809191); }

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Questions

What color is #809189?: #809189 is a gray, closest to the named color Mummy’s Tomb. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809189?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 137: 128 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809189?: The complementary color is #918088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809189?: 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.