What color is #808E5E?

#808E5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808E5E?

The RGB value is 128, 142, 94: 128 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808E5E?

The complementary color is #6C5E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808E5E?

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.

#808E5E color

#808E5E rgb(128, 142, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #808E5E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.7% green and 36.9% blue (128, 142, 94).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#808E5E color codes

HEX	`#808E5E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 142, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.82, -13.58, 23.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.82, 27.53, 119.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.595, 24.743, 14.278)`
Decimal	`8425054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808E5E, 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 #808E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808E5E 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 #808E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808e5e; }
.text { color: #808e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 142 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808e5e, #688e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #808E5E?: #808E5E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808E5E?: The RGB value is 128, 142, 94: 128 red, 142 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808E5E?: The complementary color is #6C5E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808E5E?: 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.