What color is #80949E?

#80949E 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 #80949E?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 158: 128 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80949E?

The complementary color is #9E8A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80949E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80949E color

#80949E rgb(128, 148, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80949E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 62% blue (128, 148, 158).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#80949E color codes

HEX	`#80949E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, -4.86, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 9.06, 237.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.662, 28.237, 36.439)`
Decimal	`8426654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80949E, 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 #80949E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80949E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #80949E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80949e; }
.text { color: #80949e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80949e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80949e, #80859e); }

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Questions

What color is #80949E?: #80949E 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 #80949E?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 158: 128 red, 148 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80949E?: The complementary color is #9E8A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80949E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.