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#809556 Color

#809556 is rgb(128, 149, 86) in RGB, hsl(80, 27%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 42%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#809556
HEX#809556
RGBrgb(128, 149, 86)
HSLhsl(80, 27%, 46%)
HSVhsv(80, 42%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 42%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(63.8% 0.091 124)
LABlab(58.89% -15.82 30.60)
LCHlch(58.89% 34.45 117.34)

What #809556 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 #809556, 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.

#809556 Channel Values

How #809556 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 149 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 80° · S 27% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 80° · S 42% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #809556 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #809556

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #809556; 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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Tints & Shades of #809556

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #809556.

How #809556 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#809556
Protanopia#929256
Protanomaly#8B9356
Deuteranopia#8E8E57
Deuteranomaly#899157
Tritanopia#878F8F
Tritanomaly#84917C
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #809556 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-809556: #809556;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #809556;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-809556': '#809556' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.584, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_809556">#809556</color>
SVG fillfill="#809556"

More Green Colors

#809556 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#809556 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #809556?

#809556 is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 149, 86) in RGB and hsl(80, 27%, 46%) 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 3.12.

What is the RGB value of #809556?

#809556 is rgb(128, 149, 86) — red 128, green 149, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #809556?

#809556 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 42%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #809556 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #809556 scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #809556 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #809556 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 16.55, which is visibly different.

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