What color is #809D9A?

#809D9A 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 #809D9A?

The RGB value is 128, 157, 154: 128 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809D9A?

The complementary color is #9D8083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809D9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809D9A color

#809D9A rgb(128, 157, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809D9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 61.6% green and 60.4% blue (128, 157, 154).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#809D9A color codes

HEX	`#809D9A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 157, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 61.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, -10.69, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 10.84, 189.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.79, 31.035, 35.144)`
Decimal	`8428954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809D9A, 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 #809D9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809D9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #809D9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809d9a; }
.text { color: #809d9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809d9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 157 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809d9a, #80929d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #809D9A?: #809D9A 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 #809D9A?: The RGB value is 128, 157, 154: 128 red, 157 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809D9A?: The complementary color is #9D8083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809D9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.