What color is #808B63?

#808B63 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 #808B63?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 99: 128 red, 139 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808B63?

The complementary color is #6E638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808B63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808B63 color

#808B63 rgb(128, 139, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #808B63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 38.8% blue (128, 139, 99).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#808B63 color codes

HEX	`#808B63`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -11.23, 20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 23.04, 119.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.387, 23.955, 15.352)`
Decimal	`8424291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808B63, 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 #808B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #808B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808b63; }
.text { color: #808b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808b63, #6c8b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #808B63?: #808B63 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 #808B63?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 99: 128 red, 139 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808B63?: The complementary color is #6E638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808B63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.