What color is #809382?

#809382 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809382?

The RGB value is 128, 147, 130: 128 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809382?

The complementary color is #938091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809382 color

#809382 rgb(128, 147, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809382 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 57.6% green and 51% blue (128, 147, 130).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 8% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#809382 color codes

HEX	`#809382`
RGB	`rgb(128, 147, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 57.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 8%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 13%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, -10.22, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 12.24, 146.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.364, 27.068, 25.108)`
Decimal	`8426370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809382, 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 #809382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #809382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809382; }
.text { color: #809382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 147 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809382, #80938b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809382?: #809382 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809382?: The RGB value is 128, 147, 130: 128 red, 147 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809382?: The complementary color is #938091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.