What color is #809C85?

#809C85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809C85?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 133: 128 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809C85?

The complementary color is #9C8097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809C85 color

#809C85 rgb(128, 156, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #809C85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 52.2% blue (128, 156, 133).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#809C85 color codes

HEX	`#809C85`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, -14.48, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 16.96, 148.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.023, 30.059, 26.669)`
Decimal	`8428677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809C85, 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 #809C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #809C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809c85; }
.text { color: #809c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809c85, #809c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809C85?: #809C85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809C85?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 133: 128 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809C85?: The complementary color is #9C8097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.