What color is #809077?

#809077 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 #809077?

The RGB value is 128, 144, 119: 128 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809077?

The complementary color is #877790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809077?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809077 color

#809077 rgb(128, 144, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #809077 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.5% green and 46.7% blue (128, 144, 119).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#809077 color codes

HEX	`#809077`
RGB	`rgb(128, 144, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -10.64, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 15.58, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.205, 25.867, 21.272)`
Decimal	`8425591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809077, 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 #809077	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809077 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #809077 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809077; }
.text { color: #809077; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809077; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 144 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809077, #77907a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809077?: #809077 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 #809077?: The RGB value is 128, 144, 119: 128 red, 144 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809077?: The complementary color is #877790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809077?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.