What color is #809478?

#809478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809478?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 120: 128 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809478?

The complementary color is #8C7894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809478 color

#809478 rgb(128, 148, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #809478 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 47.1% blue (128, 148, 120).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#809478 color codes

HEX	`#809478`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, -12.62, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 17.74, 135.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.881, 27.125, 21.796)`
Decimal	`8426616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809478, 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 #809478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #809478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809478; }
.text { color: #809478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809478, #78947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809478?: #809478 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809478?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 120: 128 red, 148 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809478?: The complementary color is #8C7894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.