What color is #809A99?

#809A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809A99?

The RGB value is 128, 154, 153: 128 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809A99?

The complementary color is #9A8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809A99 color

#809A99 rgb(128, 154, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809A99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green and 60% blue (128, 154, 153).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#809A99 color codes

HEX	`#809A99`
RGB	`rgb(128, 154, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -9.29, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 9.62, 195.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.206, 30, 34.541)`
Decimal	`8428185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809A99, 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 #809A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #809A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809a99; }
.text { color: #809a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 154 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809a99, #808e9a); }

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Questions

What color is #809A99?: #809A99 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809A99?: The RGB value is 128, 154, 153: 128 red, 154 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809A99?: The complementary color is #9A8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.