What color is #809D85?

#809D85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809D85?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 133: 128 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809D85?

The complementary color is #9D8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809D85?

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.

#809D85 color

#809D85 rgb(128, 157, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #809D85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 52.2% blue (128, 157, 133).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#809D85 color codes

HEX	`#809D85`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, -15.01, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 17.63, 148.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.192, 30.396, 26.726)`
Decimal	`8428933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809D85, 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 #809D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809D85 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 #809D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809d85; }
.text { color: #809d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809d85, #809d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809D85?: #809D85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809D85?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 133: 128 red, 157 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809D85?: The complementary color is #9D8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809D85?: 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.