What color is #809898?

#809898 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809898?

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

What is the complementary color of #809898?

The complementary color is #988080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809898 color

#809898 rgb(128, 152, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809898 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% 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 6.86:1).

#809898 color codes

HEX	`#809898`
RGB	`rgb(128, 152, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -8.41, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 8.88, 198.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.796, 29.312, 33.998)`
Decimal	`8427672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809898, 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 #809898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #809898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809898; }
.text { color: #809898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 152 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809898, #808c98); }

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Questions

What color is #809898?: #809898 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809898?: The RGB value is 128, 152, 152: 128 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809898?: The complementary color is #988080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.