What color is #8099AF?

#8099AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8099AF?

The RGB value is 128, 153, 175: 128 red, 153 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8099AF?

The complementary color is #AF9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8099AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8099AF color

#8099AF rgb(128, 153, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8099AF is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60% green and 68.6% blue (128, 153, 175).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#8099AF color codes

HEX	`#8099AF`
RGB	`rgb(128, 153, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -3.63, -14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 14.8, 255.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.029, 30.466, 44.953)`
Decimal	`8427951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8099AF, 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 #8099AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8099AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #8099AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8099af; }
.text { color: #8099af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8099af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 153 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8099af, #8082af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8099AF?: #8099AF is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8099AF?: The RGB value is 128, 153, 175: 128 red, 153 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8099AF?: The complementary color is #AF9680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8099AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.