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#809061

Moss · medium cool green

About #809061

With the hex code #809061, this is a medium green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 56% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Moss — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #716190, a eggplant shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.08:1, a WCAG AA pass.

Colour codes

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Red128
Green144
Blue97

Closest named colours

Moss
#8A9A5B · ΔE 9.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #809061

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on moss #809061.
3.45:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on moss #809061.
6.08:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #809061 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#809061
Protanopia (no red cones)
#958A5E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#938A63
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#838C84

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #809061?

With the hex code #809061, this is a medium green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 56% green and 38% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #809061?

Use black text. Black on #809061 has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #809061?

Its complementary colour is #716190, and analogous partners are #908861 and #699061.