What color is #809197?

#809197 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 #809197?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 151: 128 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809197?

The complementary color is #978680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809197 color

#809197 rgb(128, 145, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809197 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (128, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#809197 color codes

HEX	`#809197`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, -4.77, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 7.08, 227.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.612, 27.074, 33.201)`
Decimal	`8425879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809197, 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 #809197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #809197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809197; }
.text { color: #809197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809197, #808597); }

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Questions

What color is #809197?: #809197 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 #809197?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 151: 128 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809197?: The complementary color is #978680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.