What color is #808E79?

#808E79 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 #808E79?

The RGB value is 128, 142, 121: 128 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808E79?

The complementary color is #87798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808E79 color

#808E79 rgb(128, 142, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #808E79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (128, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#808E79 color codes

HEX	`#808E79`
RGB	`rgb(128, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -9.19, 9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 13.21, 134.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.026, 25.315, 21.811)`
Decimal	`8425081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808E79, 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 #808E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #808E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808e79; }
.text { color: #808e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808e79, #798e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #808E79?: #808E79 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 #808E79?: The RGB value is 128, 142, 121: 128 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808E79?: The complementary color is #87798E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.