What color is #809584?

#809584 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 #809584?

The RGB value is 128, 149, 132: 128 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809584?

The complementary color is #958091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809584 color

#809584 rgb(128, 149, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809584 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 51.8% blue (128, 149, 132).

Its hue angle is 131°, 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 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#809584 color codes

HEX	`#809584`
RGB	`rgb(128, 149, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.66, -10.92, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.66, 12.7, 149.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.813, 27.75, 25.927)`
Decimal	`8426884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809584, 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 #809584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #809584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809584; }
.text { color: #809584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 149 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809584, #80958f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809584?: #809584 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 #809584?: The RGB value is 128, 149, 132: 128 red, 149 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809584?: The complementary color is #958091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.