What color is #808B42?

#808B42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808B42?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 66: 128 red, 139 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B42?

The complementary color is #4D428B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B42?

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.

#808B42 color

#808B42 rgb(128, 139, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #808B42 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 25.9% blue (128, 139, 66).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Overgrown Citadel (#888844), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#808B42 color codes

HEX	`#808B42`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 53%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.53, -15.36, 37.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.53, 40.32, 112.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.118, 23.448, 8.672)`
Decimal	`8424258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B42, 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 #808B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B42 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 #808B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b42; }
.text { color: #808b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b42, #5c8b42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808B42?: #808B42 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Overgrown Citadel. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808B42?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 66: 128 red, 139 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B42?: The complementary color is #4D428B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B42?: 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.