What color is #808A73?

#808A73 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 #808A73?

The RGB value is 128, 138, 115: 128 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808A73?

The complementary color is #7D738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808A73 color

#808A73 rgb(128, 138, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #808A73 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.1% green and 45.1% blue (128, 138, 115).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Evergreen (#7D8878), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#808A73 color codes

HEX	`#808A73`
RGB	`rgb(128, 138, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, -8.06, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 13.72, 125.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.085, 24.004, 19.739)`
Decimal	`8424051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808A73, 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 #808A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #808A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808a73; }
.text { color: #808a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 138 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808a73, #758a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808A73?: #808A73 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 #808A73?: The RGB value is 128, 138, 115: 128 red, 138 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808A73?: The complementary color is #7D738A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.