What color is #809B7B?

#809B7B 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 #809B7B?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 123: 128 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B7B?

The complementary color is #967B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809B7B color

#809B7B rgb(128, 155, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #809B7B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 48.2% blue (128, 155, 123).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#809B7B color codes

HEX	`#809B7B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, -15.81, 13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 20.93, 139.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.198, 29.461, 23.147)`
Decimal	`8428411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B7B, 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 #809B7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809B7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #809B7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b7b; }
.text { color: #809b7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b7b, #7b9b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809B7B?: #809B7B 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 #809B7B?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 123: 128 red, 155 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B7B?: The complementary color is #967B9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.