What color is #80979D?

#80979D 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 #80979D?

The RGB value is 128, 151, 157: 128 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80979D?

The complementary color is #9D8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80979D color

#80979D rgb(128, 151, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80979D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (128, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#80979D color codes

HEX	`#80979D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, -6.75, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 8.94, 220.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.053, 29.156, 36.147)`
Decimal	`8427421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80979D, 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 #80979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #80979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80979d; }
.text { color: #80979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80979d, #80899d); }

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Questions

What color is #80979D?: #80979D 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 #80979D?: The RGB value is 128, 151, 157: 128 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80979D?: The complementary color is #9D8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.