What color is #809B97?

#809B97 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 #809B97?

The RGB value is 128, 155, 151: 128 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809B97?

The complementary color is #9B8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809B97 color

#809B97 rgb(128, 155, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809B97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 60.8% green and 59.2% blue (128, 155, 151).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#809B97 color codes

HEX	`#809B97`
RGB	`rgb(128, 155, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 60.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 3%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.88, -10.26, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.88, 10.32, 185.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.208, 30.265, 33.733)`
Decimal	`8428439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809B97, 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 #809B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #809B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809b97; }
.text { color: #809b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 155 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809b97, #80929b); }

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Questions

What color is #809B97?: #809B97 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 #809B97?: The RGB value is 128, 155, 151: 128 red, 155 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809B97?: The complementary color is #9B8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.