What color is #808962?

#808962 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808962?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 98: 128 red, 137 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808962?

The complementary color is #6B6289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808962 color

#808962 rgb(128, 137, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #808962 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 38.4% blue (128, 137, 98).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#808962 color codes

HEX	`#808962`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.44, -10.29, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.44, 22.38, 117.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.052, 23.362, 15.006)`
Decimal	`8423778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808962, 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 #808962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #808962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808962; }
.text { color: #808962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808962, #6c8962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808962?: #808962 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808962?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 98: 128 red, 137 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808962?: The complementary color is #6B6289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.