What color is #8197A9?

#8197A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8197A9?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 169: 129 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8197A9?

The complementary color is #A99381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8197A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8197A9 color

#8197A9 rgb(129, 151, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8197A9 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 66.3% blue (129, 151, 169).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8197A9 color codes

HEX	`#8197A9`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 11%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, -3.65, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 12.53, 253.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.279, 29.664, 41.817)`
Decimal	`8492969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8197A9, 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 #8197A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8197A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8197A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8197a9; }
.text { color: #8197a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8197a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8197a9, #8183a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8197A9?: #8197A9 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8197A9?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 169: 129 red, 151 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8197A9?: The complementary color is #A99381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8197A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.