What color is #808966?

#808966 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 #808966?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 102: 128 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808966?

The complementary color is #6F6689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808966 color

#808966 rgb(128, 137, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #808966 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 40% blue (128, 137, 102).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% 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 5.69:1).

#808966 color codes

HEX	`#808966`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, -9.68, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 20.19, 118.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.246, 23.44, 16.026)`
Decimal	`8423782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808966, 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 #808966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #808966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808966; }
.text { color: #808966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808966, #6e8966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808966?: #808966 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 #808966?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 102: 128 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808966?: The complementary color is #6F6689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.