What color is #809D79?

#809D79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809D79?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 121: 128 red, 157 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809D79?

The complementary color is #96799D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809D79 color

#809D79 rgb(128, 157, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #809D79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 47.5% blue (128, 157, 121).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#809D79 color codes

HEX	`#809D79`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, -17.21, 15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 23.22, 137.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.409, 30.083, 22.606)`
Decimal	`8428921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809D79, 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 #809D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #809D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809d79; }
.text { color: #809d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809d79, #799d84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809D79?: #809D79 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809D79?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 121: 128 red, 157 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809D79?: The complementary color is #96799D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.