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#808D4E Color

#808D4E is rgb(128, 141, 78) in RGB, hsl(72, 29%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#808D4E
HEX#808D4E
RGBrgb(128, 141, 78)
HSLhsl(72, 29%, 43%)
HSVhsv(72, 45%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(61.8% 0.088 118.6)
LABlab(56.45% -12.59 31.79)
LCHlch(56.45% 34.19 111.60)

What #808D4E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #808D4E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#808D4E Channel Values

How #808D4E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 141 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 72° · S 29% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 72° · S 45% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #808D4E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #808D4E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #808D4E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #808D4E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #808D4E.

How #808D4E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#808D4E
Protanopia#8B8B4E
Protanomaly#878C4E
Deuteranopia#89894F
Deuteranomaly#858B4E
Tritanopia#868787
Tritanomaly#848974
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #808D4E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-808d4e: #808D4E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #808D4E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-808d4e': '#808D4E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.553, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_808d4e">#808D4E</color>
SVG fillfill="#808D4E"

More Green Colors

#808D4E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#808D4E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #808D4E?

#808D4E is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 141, 78) in RGB and hsl(72, 29%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #808D4E?

#808D4E is rgb(128, 141, 78) — red 128, green 141, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #808D4E?

#808D4E converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 0%, 45%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #808D4E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #808D4E scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #808D4E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #808D4E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.67, which is visibly different.

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