What color is #809199?

#809199 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 #809199?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 153: 128 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809199?

The complementary color is #998880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809199 color

#809199 rgb(128, 145, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809199 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (128, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#809199 color codes

HEX	`#809199`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, -4.32, -6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 7.63, 235.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.776, 27.139, 34.064)`
Decimal	`8425881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809199, 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 #809199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #809199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809199; }
.text { color: #809199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809199, #808599); }

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Questions

What color is #809199?: #809199 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 #809199?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 153: 128 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809199?: The complementary color is #998880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.