What color is #809475?

#809475 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809475?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 117: 128 red, 148 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809475?

The complementary color is #897594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809475?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809475 color

#809475 rgb(128, 148, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #809475 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 45.9% blue (128, 148, 117).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#809475 color codes

HEX	`#809475`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, -13.15, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 19.26, 133.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.702, 27.053, 20.852)`
Decimal	`8426613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809475, 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 #809475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809475 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #809475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809475; }
.text { color: #809475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809475, #75947a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809475?: #809475 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809475?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 117: 128 red, 148 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809475?: The complementary color is #897594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809475?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.