What color is #809691?

#809691 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809691?

The RGB value is 128, 150, 145: 128 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809691?

The complementary color is #968085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809691 color

#809691 rgb(128, 150, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809691 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.8% green and 56.9% blue (128, 150, 145).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#809691 color codes

HEX	`#809691`
RGB	`rgb(128, 150, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, -8.82, 0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 8.82, 179.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.918, 28.446, 30.96)`
Decimal	`8427153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809691, 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 #809691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #809691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809691; }
.text { color: #809691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 150 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809691, #809096); }

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Questions

What color is #809691?: #809691 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809691?: The RGB value is 128, 150, 145: 128 red, 150 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809691?: The complementary color is #968085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.