What color is #809073?

#809073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809073?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 115: 128 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809073?

The complementary color is #837390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809073?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809073 color

#809073 rgb(128, 144, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #809073 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 45.1% blue (128, 144, 115).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#809073 color codes

HEX	`#809073`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.82, -11.34, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.82, 17.65, 129.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.969, 25.773, 20.034)`
Decimal	`8425587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809073, 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 #809073	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809073 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #809073 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809073; }
.text { color: #809073; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809073; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809073, #739075); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809073?: #809073 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809073?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 115: 128 red, 144 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809073?: The complementary color is #837390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809073?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.