What color is #80939C?

#80939C 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 #80939C?

The RGB value is 128, 147, 156: 128 red, 147 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80939C?

The complementary color is #9C8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80939C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80939C color

#80939C rgb(128, 147, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80939C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 57.6% green and 61.2% blue (128, 147, 156).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#80939C color codes

HEX	`#80939C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 147, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 57.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -4.76, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 8.48, 235.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.335, 27.856, 35.488)`
Decimal	`8426396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80939C, 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 #80939C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80939C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #80939C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80939c; }
.text { color: #80939c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80939c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 147 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80939c, #80859c); }

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Questions

What color is #80939C?: #80939C 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 #80939C?: The RGB value is 128, 147, 156: 128 red, 147 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80939C?: The complementary color is #9C8980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80939C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.