What color is #809DA0?

#809DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809DA0?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 160: 128 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809DA0?

The complementary color is #A08380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809DA0?

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.

#809DA0 color

#809DA0 rgb(128, 157, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809DA0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 62.7% blue (128, 157, 160).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#809DA0 color codes

HEX	`#809DA0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -9.36, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 10.57, 207.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.302, 31.24, 37.842)`
Decimal	`8428960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809DA0, 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 #809DA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809DA0 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 #809DA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809da0; }
.text { color: #809da0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809da0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809da0, #808da0); }

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Questions

What color is #809DA0?: #809DA0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809DA0?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 160: 128 red, 157 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809DA0?: The complementary color is #A08380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809DA0?: 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.