What color is #809677?

#809677 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809677?

The RGB value is 128, 150, 119: 128 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809677?

The complementary color is #8D7796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809677?

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.

#809677 color

#809677 rgb(128, 150, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #809677 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.8% green and 46.7% blue (128, 150, 119).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

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

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

#809677 color codes

HEX	`#809677`
RGB	`rgb(128, 150, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.65, -13.87, 13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.65, 19.57, 135.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.138, 27.733, 21.583)`
Decimal	`8427127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809677, 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 #809677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809677 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 #809677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809677; }
.text { color: #809677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 150 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809677, #77967e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809677?: #809677 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809677?: The RGB value is 128, 150, 119: 128 red, 150 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809677?: The complementary color is #8D7796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809677?: 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.