What color is #809B79?

#809B79 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 #809B79?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 121: 128 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B79?

The complementary color is #94799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809B79 color

#809B79 rgb(128, 155, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #809B79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 47.5% blue (128, 155, 121).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#809B79 color codes

HEX	`#809B79`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 22%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -16.16, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 21.9, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.074, 29.412, 22.494)`
Decimal	`8428409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B79, 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 #809B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #809B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b79; }
.text { color: #809b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b79, #799b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809B79?: #809B79 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 #809B79?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 121: 128 red, 155 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B79?: The complementary color is #94799B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.