What color is #808973?

#808973 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808973?

The RGB value is 128, 137, 115: 128 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808973?

The complementary color is #7C7389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808973 color

#808973 rgb(128, 137, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #808973 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (128, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#808973 color codes

HEX	`#808973`
RGB	`rgb(128, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 16%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, -7.51, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 13.07, 125.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.942, 23.718, 19.691)`
Decimal	`8423795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808973, 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 #808973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #808973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808973; }
.text { color: #808973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808973, #758973); }

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Questions

What color is #808973?: #808973 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Majestic Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808973?: The RGB value is 128, 137, 115: 128 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808973?: The complementary color is #7C7389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.