What color is #8099A5?

#8099A5 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 #8099A5?

The RGB value is 128, 153, 165: 128 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8099A5?

The complementary color is #A58C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8099A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8099A5 color

#8099A5 rgb(128, 153, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8099A5 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60% green and 64.7% blue (128, 153, 165).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#8099A5 color codes

HEX	`#8099A5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 153, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 7%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -6.02, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 10.99, 236.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.083, 30.087, 39.971)`
Decimal	`8427941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8099A5, 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 #8099A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8099A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8099A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8099a5; }
.text { color: #8099a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8099a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 153 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8099a5, #8086a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8099A5?: #8099A5 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 #8099A5?: The RGB value is 128, 153, 165: 128 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8099A5?: The complementary color is #A58C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8099A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.