What color is #809A81?

#809A81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809A81?

The RGB value is 128, 154, 129: 128 red, 154 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809A81?

The complementary color is #9A8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809A81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809A81 color

#809A81 rgb(128, 154, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #809A81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.4% green and 50.6% blue (128, 154, 129).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#809A81 color codes

HEX	`#809A81`
RGB	`rgb(128, 154, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, -14.18, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 17.43, 144.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.419, 29.285, 25.131)`
Decimal	`8428161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809A81, 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 #809A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #809A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809a81; }
.text { color: #809a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 154 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809a81, #809a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809A81?: #809A81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809A81?: The RGB value is 128, 154, 129: 128 red, 154 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809A81?: The complementary color is #9A8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809A81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.