What color is #809D7D?

#809D7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809D7D?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 125: 128 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809D7D?

The complementary color is #9A7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809D7D color

#809D7D rgb(128, 157, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #809D7D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 49% blue (128, 157, 125).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#809D7D color codes

HEX	`#809D7D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.81, -16.5, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.81, 21.3, 140.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.66, 30.183, 23.925)`
Decimal	`8428925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809D7D, 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 #809D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #809D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809d7d; }
.text { color: #809d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809d7d, #7d9d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809D7D?: #809D7D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809D7D?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 125: 128 red, 157 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809D7D?: The complementary color is #9A7D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.