What color is #809398?

#809398 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809398?

The RGB value is 128, 147, 152: 128 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809398?

The complementary color is #988580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809398 color

#809398 rgb(128, 147, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809398 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 57.6% green and 59.6% blue (128, 147, 152).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 6.54:1).

#809398 color codes

HEX	`#809398`
RGB	`rgb(128, 147, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 57.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, -5.66, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 7.5, 221.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.002, 27.723, 33.733)`
Decimal	`8426392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809398, 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 #809398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #809398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809398; }
.text { color: #809398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 147 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809398, #808798); }

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Questions

What color is #809398?: #809398 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809398?: The RGB value is 128, 147, 152: 128 red, 147 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809398?: The complementary color is #988580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.