What color is #809DA1?

#809DA1 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 #809DA1?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 161: 128 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809DA1?

The complementary color is #A18480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809DA1 color

#809DA1 rgb(128, 157, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809DA1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 63.1% blue (128, 157, 161).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 57% 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#809DA1 color codes

HEX	`#809DA1`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, -9.13, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 10.63, 210.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.39, 31.275, 38.305)`
Decimal	`8428961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809DA1, 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 #809DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #809DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809da1; }
.text { color: #809da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809da1, #808da1); }

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Questions

What color is #809DA1?: #809DA1 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 #809DA1?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 161: 128 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809DA1?: The complementary color is #A18480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.