What color is #809AA4?

#809AA4 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 #809AA4?

The RGB value is 128, 154, 164: 128 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809AA4?

The complementary color is #A48A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809AA4 color

#809AA4 rgb(128, 154, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809AA4 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green and 64.3% blue (128, 154, 164).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% 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 7.08:1).

#809AA4 color codes

HEX	`#809AA4`
RGB	`rgb(128, 154, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -6.8, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 10.69, 230.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.157, 30.38, 39.548)`
Decimal	`8428196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809AA4, 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 #809AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #809AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809aa4; }
.text { color: #809aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 154 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809aa4, #8088a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #809AA4?: #809AA4 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 #809AA4?: The RGB value is 128, 154, 164: 128 red, 154 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809AA4?: The complementary color is #A48A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.