What color is #809193?

#809193 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809193?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 147: 128 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809193?

The complementary color is #938280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809193 color

#809193 rgb(128, 145, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809193 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 57.6% blue (128, 145, 147).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pewter (#899499), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#809193 color codes

HEX	`#809193`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.92, -5.64, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.92, 6.45, 208.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.293, 26.946, 31.519)`
Decimal	`8425875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809193, 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 #809193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #809193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809193; }
.text { color: #809193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809193, #808893); }

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Questions

What color is #809193?: #809193 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pewter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809193?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 147: 128 red, 145 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809193?: The complementary color is #938280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.