What color is #808D6E?

#808D6E 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 #808D6E?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 110: 128 red, 141 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808D6E?

The complementary color is #7B6E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808D6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808D6E color

#808D6E rgb(128, 141, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #808D6E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 43.1% blue (128, 141, 110).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#808D6E color codes

HEX	`#808D6E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -10.57, 15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 18.35, 125.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.241, 24.765, 18.41)`
Decimal	`8424814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808D6E, 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 #808D6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808D6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #808D6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808d6e; }
.text { color: #808d6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808d6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808d6e, #718d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808D6E?: #808D6E 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 #808D6E?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 110: 128 red, 141 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808D6E?: The complementary color is #7B6E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808D6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.