What color is #809E97?

#809E97 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 #809E97?

The RGB value is 128, 158, 151: 128 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809E97?

The complementary color is #9E8087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809E97 color

#809E97 rgb(128, 158, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #809E97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62% green and 59.2% blue (128, 158, 151).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#809E97 color codes

HEX	`#809E97`
RGB	`rgb(128, 158, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.74, -11.88, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.74, 11.88, 179.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.713, 31.276, 33.902)`
Decimal	`8429207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809E97, 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 #809E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #809E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809e97; }
.text { color: #809e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 158 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809e97, #80969e); }

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Questions

What color is #809E97?: #809E97 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 #809E97?: The RGB value is 128, 158, 151: 128 red, 158 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809E97?: The complementary color is #9E8087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.