What color is #809577?

#809577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809577?

The RGB value is 128, 149, 119: 128 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809577?

The complementary color is #8C7795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809577?

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.

#809577 color

#809577 rgb(128, 149, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #809577 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 46.7% blue (128, 149, 119).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#809577 color codes

HEX	`#809577`
RGB	`rgb(128, 149, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, -13.33, 13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 18.91, 134.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.979, 27.416, 21.53)`
Decimal	`8426871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809577, 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 #809577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809577 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 #809577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809577; }
.text { color: #809577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 149 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809577, #77957d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809577?: #809577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809577?: The RGB value is 128, 149, 119: 128 red, 149 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809577?: The complementary color is #8C7795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809577?: 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.