What color is #809F7F?

#809F7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #809F7F?

The RGB value is 128, 159, 127: 128 red, 159 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #809F7F?

The complementary color is #9E7F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #809F7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#809F7F color

#809F7F rgb(128, 159, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #809F7F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 62.4% green and 49.8% blue (128, 159, 127).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#809F7F color codes

HEX	`#809F7F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 159, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 62.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, -17.18, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 21.68, 142.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.13, 30.917, 24.718)`
Decimal	`8429439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #809F7F, 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 #809F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#809F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #809F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #809f7f; }
.text { color: #809f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #809f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 159 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #809f7f, #7f9f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #809F7F?: #809F7F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #809F7F?: The RGB value is 128, 159, 127: 128 red, 159 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #809F7F?: The complementary color is #9E7F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #809F7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.