#808B9D Color

#808B9D is rgb(128, 139, 157) in RGB and hsl(217, 13%, 56%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#808B9D

HEX#808B9D

RGBrgb(128, 139, 157)

HSLhsl(217, 13%, 56%)

HSVhsv(217, 18%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(63.4% 0.03 260.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 38%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #808B9D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #808B9D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#808B9D Complementary#9D9280 Analogous#809A9D Analogous#84809D Triadic#9D808B Triadic#8B9D80

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #808B9D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#929BAB #A3ABB8 #B4BBC5 #C5CAD3 #D7DAE0 #E8EAED

Shades

#6D798D #5B6576 #4B5462 #3A404B #2A2F37 #181B20

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