Information about #80979F color

#80979F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #80979F is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 151, 159) — 50.2% red, 59.2% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 3 / 0 / 38. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #80979F sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ash Blue (#7A9598). Nearby in the Register you will also find Crescent (#839596) and Grayish Azure (#7D93A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 151, 159) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. No one has named #80979F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#80979F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#80979F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #80979F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ash Blue color link
Ash Blue

#7A9598

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80979F
  • RGB128, 151, 159
  • CMYK12, 3, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(128, 151, 159)
  • HSL195°, 14%, 56%
  • HSL Precise195.484°, 13.901%, 56.275%
  • HSV195°, 19%, 62%
  • HSB195°, 19%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.592, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.592, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.592, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID80979F
  • DECIMAL ID8427423
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01