What color is #809B8B?

#809B8B 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 #809B8B?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 139: 128 red, 155 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B8B?

The complementary color is #9B8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809B8B color

#809B8B rgb(128, 155, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #809B8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 54.5% blue (128, 155, 139).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#809B8B color codes

HEX	`#809B8B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.56, -12.77, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.56, 13.81, 157.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.282, 29.895, 28.859)`
Decimal	`8428427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B8B, 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 #809B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#809B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #809B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b8b; }
.text { color: #809b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b8b, #809b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #809B8B?: #809B8B 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 #809B8B?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 139: 128 red, 155 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B8B?: The complementary color is #9B8090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.