What color is #808759?

#808759 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808759?

The RGB value is 128, 135, 89: 128 red, 135 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808759?

The complementary color is #605987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808759?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808759 color

#808759 rgb(128, 135, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #808759 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.9% green and 34.9% blue (128, 135, 89).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#808759 color codes

HEX	`#808759`
RGB	`rgb(128, 135, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.7, -10.5, 23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.7, 26.12, 113.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.369, 22.639, 12.799)`
Decimal	`8423257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808759, 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 #808759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #808759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808759; }
.text { color: #808759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 135 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808759, #698759); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808759?: #808759 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808759?: The RGB value is 128, 135, 89: 128 red, 135 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808759?: The complementary color is #605987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808759?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.