What color is #8091AE?

#8091AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8091AE?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 174: 128 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8091AE?

The complementary color is #AE9D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8091AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8091AE color

#8091AE rgb(128, 145, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8091AE is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 68.2% blue (128, 145, 174).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#8091AE color codes

HEX	`#8091AE`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 17%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, 0.62, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 17.21, 272.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.665, 27.895, 44.016)`
Decimal	`8425902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8091AE, 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 #8091AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8091AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #8091AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8091ae; }
.text { color: #8091ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8091ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8091ae, #8680ae); }

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Questions

What color is #8091AE?: #8091AE is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8091AE?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 174: 128 red, 145 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8091AE?: The complementary color is #AE9D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8091AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.