What color is #809686?

#809686 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 #809686?

The RGB value is 128, 150, 134: 128 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809686?

The complementary color is #968090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809686 color

#809686 rgb(128, 150, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809686 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.8% green and 52.5% blue (128, 150, 134).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#809686 color codes

HEX	`#809686`
RGB	`rgb(128, 150, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, -11.07, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 12.51, 152.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.111, 28.123, 26.708)`
Decimal	`8427142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809686, 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 #809686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #809686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809686; }
.text { color: #809686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 150 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809686, #809691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809686?: #809686 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 #809686?: The RGB value is 128, 150, 134: 128 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809686?: The complementary color is #968090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.