What color is #80929A?

#80929A 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 #80929A?

The RGB value is 128, 146, 154: 128 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80929A?

The complementary color is #9A8880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80929A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80929A color

#80929A rgb(128, 146, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80929A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 57.3% green and 60.4% blue (128, 146, 154).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#80929A color codes

HEX	`#80929A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 146, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 57.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.42, -4.66, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.42, 7.91, 233.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.012, 27.479, 34.552)`
Decimal	`8426138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80929A, 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 #80929A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80929A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #80929A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80929a; }
.text { color: #80929a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80929a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 146 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80929a, #80859a); }

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Questions

What color is #80929A?: #80929A 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 #80929A?: The RGB value is 128, 146, 154: 128 red, 146 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80929A?: The complementary color is #9A8880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80929A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.