What color is #809CA5?

#809CA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809CA5?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 165: 128 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809CA5?

The complementary color is #A58980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809CA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809CA5 color

#809CA5 rgb(128, 156, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809CA5 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 64.7% blue (128, 156, 165).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#809CA5 color codes

HEX	`#809CA5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, -7.67, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 11.03, 225.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.58, 31.082, 40.136)`
Decimal	`8428709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809CA5, 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 #809CA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809CA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #809CA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809ca5; }
.text { color: #809ca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809ca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809ca5, #808aa5); }

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Questions

What color is #809CA5?: #809CA5 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809CA5?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 165: 128 red, 156 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809CA5?: The complementary color is #A58980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809CA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.