What color is #809B9D?

#809B9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809B9D?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 157: 128 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B9D?

The complementary color is #9D8280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B9D?

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.

#809B9D color

#809B9D rgb(128, 155, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809B9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 61.6% blue (128, 155, 157).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#809B9D color codes

HEX	`#809B9D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.05, -8.95, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.05, 9.88, 205.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.708, 30.465, 36.365)`
Decimal	`8428445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B9D, 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 #809B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809B9D 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 #809B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b9d; }
.text { color: #809b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b9d, #808c9d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #809B9D?: #809B9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809B9D?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 157: 128 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B9D?: The complementary color is #9D8280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B9D?: 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.