What color is #809175?

#809175 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809175?

The RGB value is 128, 145, 117: 128 red, 145 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809175?

The complementary color is #867591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809175 color

#809175 rgb(128, 145, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #809175 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 56.9% green and 45.9% blue (128, 145, 117).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#809175 color codes

HEX	`#809175`
RGB	`rgb(128, 145, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 56.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, -11.53, 12.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 17.27, 131.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.238, 26.124, 20.697)`
Decimal	`8425845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809175, 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 #809175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #809175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809175; }
.text { color: #809175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 145 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809175, #759178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809175?: #809175 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809175?: The RGB value is 128, 145, 117: 128 red, 145 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809175?: The complementary color is #867591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.