What color is #809B95?

#809B95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809B95?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 149: 128 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B95?

The complementary color is #9B8086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809B95 color

#809B95 rgb(128, 155, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809B95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 58.4% blue (128, 155, 149).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#809B95 color codes

HEX	`#809B95`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.83, -10.69, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.83, 10.69, 180.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.047, 30.201, 32.885)`
Decimal	`8428437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B95, 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 #809B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	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 #809B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b95; }
.text { color: #809b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b95, #80939b); }

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Questions

What color is #809B95?: #809B95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809B95?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 149: 128 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B95?: The complementary color is #9B8086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.