What color is #809989?

#809989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809989?

The RGB value is 128, 153, 137: 128 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809989?

The complementary color is #998090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809989 color

#809989 rgb(128, 153, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #809989 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60% green and 53.7% blue (128, 153, 137).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#809989 color codes

HEX	`#809989`
RGB	`rgb(128, 153, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -12.09, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 13.28, 155.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.808, 29.177, 27.987)`
Decimal	`8427913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809989, 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 #809989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #809989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809989; }
.text { color: #809989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 153 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809989, #809996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #809989?: #809989 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809989?: The RGB value is 128, 153, 137: 128 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809989?: The complementary color is #998090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.