What color is #808955?

#808955 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808955?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 85: 128 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808955?

The complementary color is #5E5589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808955 color

#808955 rgb(128, 137, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #808955 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 33.3% blue (128, 137, 85).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Iguana (#878757), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#808955 color codes

HEX	`#808955`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 38%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 38%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, -12.12, 26.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 29.42, 114.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.487, 23.137, 12.032)`
Decimal	`8423765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808955, 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 #808955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #808955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808955; }
.text { color: #808955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808955, #668955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808955?: #808955 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Iguana. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808955?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 85: 128 red, 137 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808955?: The complementary color is #5E5589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.