What color is #808C68?

#808C68 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 #808C68?

The RGB value is 128, 140, 104: 128 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808C68?

The complementary color is #74688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808C68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808C68 color

#808C68 rgb(128, 140, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #808C68 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.9% green and 40.8% blue (128, 140, 104).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#808C68 color codes

HEX	`#808C68`
RGB	`rgb(128, 140, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, -11, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 20.95, 121.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.779, 24.345, 16.698)`
Decimal	`8424552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808C68, 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 #808C68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808C68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #808C68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808c68; }
.text { color: #808c68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808c68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 140 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808c68, #6e8c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808C68?: #808C68 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 #808C68?: The RGB value is 128, 140, 104: 128 red, 140 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808C68?: The complementary color is #74688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808C68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.