What color is #80947B?

#80947B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80947B?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 123: 128 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80947B?

The complementary color is #8F7B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80947B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80947B color

#80947B rgb(128, 148, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #80947B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 48.2% blue (128, 148, 123).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#80947B color codes

HEX	`#80947B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, -12.08, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 16.25, 138.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.066, 27.199, 22.77)`
Decimal	`8426619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80947B, 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 #80947B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80947B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #80947B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80947b; }
.text { color: #80947b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80947b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80947b, #7b9483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #80947B?: #80947B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80947B?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 123: 128 red, 148 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80947B?: The complementary color is #8F7B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80947B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.