What color is #809C90?

#809C90 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 #809C90?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 144: 128 red, 156 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809C90?

The complementary color is #9C808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809C90 color

#809C90 rgb(128, 156, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809C90 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 56.5% blue (128, 156, 144).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#809C90 color codes

HEX	`#809C90`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, -12.28, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 12.65, 166.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.823, 30.379, 30.883)`
Decimal	`8428688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809C90, 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 #809C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #809C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809c90; }
.text { color: #809c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809c90, #809a9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #809C90?: #809C90 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 #809C90?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 144: 128 red, 156 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809C90?: The complementary color is #9C808C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.