What color is #809CA9?

#809CA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809CA9?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 169: 128 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809CA9?

The complementary color is #A98D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809CA9 color

#809CA9 rgb(128, 156, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809CA9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 66.3% blue (128, 156, 169).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#809CA9 color codes

HEX	`#809CA9`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, -6.73, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 12.05, 236.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.95, 31.23, 42.084)`
Decimal	`8428713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809CA9, 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 #809CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #809CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809ca9; }
.text { color: #809ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809ca9, #8087a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #809CA9?: #809CA9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809CA9?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 169: 128 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809CA9?: The complementary color is #A98D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.