What color is #808D75?

#808D75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808D75?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 117: 128 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808D75?

The complementary color is #82758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808D75 color

#808D75 rgb(128, 141, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #808D75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 45.9% blue (128, 141, 117).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#808D75 color codes

HEX	`#808D75`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, -9.36, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 14.63, 129.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.637, 24.923, 20.497)`
Decimal	`8424821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808D75, 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 #808D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #808D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808d75; }
.text { color: #808d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808d75, #758d76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #808D75?: #808D75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808D75?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 117: 128 red, 141 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808D75?: The complementary color is #82758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.