What color is #809C91?

#809C91 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 #809C91?

The RGB value is 128, 156, 145: 128 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809C91?

The complementary color is #9C808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809C91?

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.

#809C91 color

#809C91 rgb(128, 156, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809C91 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green and 56.9% blue (128, 156, 145).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#809C91 color codes

HEX	`#809C91`
RGB	`rgb(128, 156, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.01, -12.07, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.01, 12.33, 168.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.9, 30.41, 31.288)`
Decimal	`8428689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809C91, 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 #809C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809C91 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 #809C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809c91; }
.text { color: #809c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 156 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809c91, #80999c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #809C91?: #809C91 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 #809C91?: The RGB value is 128, 156, 145: 128 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809C91?: The complementary color is #9C808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809C91?: 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.