What color is #809796?

#809796 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809796?

The RGB value is 128, 151, 150: 128 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809796?

The complementary color is #978081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809796 color

#809796 rgb(128, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809796 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (128, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#809796 color codes

HEX	`#809796`
RGB	`rgb(128, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -8.3, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 8.59, 194.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.472, 28.924, 33.089)`
Decimal	`8427414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809796, 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 #809796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #809796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809796; }
.text { color: #809796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809796, #808c97); }

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Questions

What color is #809796?: #809796 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809796?: The RGB value is 128, 151, 150: 128 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809796?: The complementary color is #978081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.