What color is #808D71?

#808D71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808D71?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 113: 128 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808D71?

The complementary color is #7E718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808D71 color

#808D71 rgb(128, 141, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #808D71 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 44.3% blue (128, 141, 113).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wreath (#76856A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#808D71 color codes

HEX	`#808D71`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, -10.06, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 16.75, 126.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.407, 24.831, 19.285)`
Decimal	`8424817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808D71, 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 #808D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #808D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808d71; }
.text { color: #808d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808d71, #728d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #808D71?: #808D71 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wreath. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808D71?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 113: 128 red, 141 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808D71?: The complementary color is #7E718D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.