What color is #809787?

#809787 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 #809787?

The RGB value is 128, 151, 135: 128 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809787?

The complementary color is #978090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809787?

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.

#809787 color

#809787 rgb(128, 151, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809787 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.2% green and 52.9% blue (128, 151, 135).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 10% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#809787 color codes

HEX	`#809787`
RGB	`rgb(128, 151, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.31, -11.41, 5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.31, 12.77, 153.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.341, 28.471, 27.13)`
Decimal	`8427399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809787, 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 #809787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809787 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 #809787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809787; }
.text { color: #809787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 151 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809787, #809793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #809787?: #809787 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 #809787?: The RGB value is 128, 151, 135: 128 red, 151 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809787?: The complementary color is #978090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809787?: 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.