What color is #809483?

#809483 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 #809483?

The RGB value is 128, 148, 131: 128 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809483?

The complementary color is #948091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809483 color

#809483 rgb(128, 148, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809483 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58% green and 51.4% blue (128, 148, 131).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#809483 color codes

HEX	`#809483`
RGB	`rgb(128, 148, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -10.57, 6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 12.47, 147.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.588, 27.407, 25.516)`
Decimal	`8426627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809483, 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 #809483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #809483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809483; }
.text { color: #809483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 148 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809483, #80948d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809483?: #809483 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 #809483?: The RGB value is 128, 148, 131: 128 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809483?: The complementary color is #948091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.