What color is #809FA3?

#809FA3 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 #809FA3?

The RGB value is 128, 159, 163: 128 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809FA3?

The complementary color is #A38480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809FA3 color

#809FA3 rgb(128, 159, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809FA3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.4% green and 63.9% blue (128, 159, 163).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#809FA3 color codes

HEX	`#809FA3`
RGB	`rgb(128, 159, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 2%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, -9.77, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 11.27, 209.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.909, 32.029, 39.355)`
Decimal	`8429475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809FA3, 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 #809FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #809FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809fa3; }
.text { color: #809fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 159 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809fa3, #808da3); }

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Questions

What color is #809FA3?: #809FA3 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 #809FA3?: The RGB value is 128, 159, 163: 128 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809FA3?: The complementary color is #A38480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.