What color is #809E88?

#809E88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809E88?

The RGB value is 128, 158, 136: 128 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809E88?

The complementary color is #9E8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809E88 color

#809E88 rgb(128, 158, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #809E88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62% green and 53.3% blue (128, 158, 136).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#809E88 color codes

HEX	`#809E88`
RGB	`rgb(128, 158, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, -14.96, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 17, 151.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.572, 30.82, 27.889)`
Decimal	`8429192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809E88, 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 #809E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #809E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809e88; }
.text { color: #809e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 158 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809e88, #809e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809E88?: #809E88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809E88?: The RGB value is 128, 158, 136: 128 red, 158 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809E88?: The complementary color is #9E8096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.