What color is #809D94?

#809D94 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 #809D94?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 148: 128 red, 157 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809D94?

The complementary color is #9D8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809D94 color

#809D94 rgb(128, 157, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809D94 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 58% blue (128, 157, 148).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#809D94 color codes

HEX	`#809D94`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, -11.98, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 12.06, 173.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.303, 30.84, 32.578)`
Decimal	`8428948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809D94, 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 #809D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #809D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809d94; }
.text { color: #809d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809d94, #80979d); }

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Questions

What color is #809D94?: #809D94 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 #809D94?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 148: 128 red, 157 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809D94?: The complementary color is #9D8089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.