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#809596 closest to Inland Waters

#809596 is a medium gray; the closest named color is Inland Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(128, 149, 150)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 9% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. #809596 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.66:1.

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Variations of #809596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#809596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#809596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #809596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E9096
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #929396
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8D9396
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E9096
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8A9296
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7A9795
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7D9696
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D9292

#809596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.15:1 Poor#809596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.66:1 Good#809596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#809596 in CSS

/* Inland Waters */
.color { color: #809596; }
.background { background-color: #809596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #809596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(128 149 150);
color: hsl(183 9% 55%);
color: oklch(0.654 0.024 200.1);

#809596 FAQ

What color is #809596?

#809596 is a medium gray. Its closest named color is Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #809596?

#809596 is rgb(128, 149, 150) in RGB, hsl(183, 9%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #809596?

The complementary color of #809596 is #968180, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #809596?

Black text has the best contrast on #809596: 6.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #809596 a warm or cool color?

#809596 is a neutral color.