Information about #808972 color

#808972 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#808972 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 137, 114) — 50.2% red, 53.7% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 9 / 46. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#808972 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Schist (#87876F). Slightly further away sit Sage Green (#848B79) and Castle Rock (#858477).

The recipe behind #808972 is rgb(128, 137, 114), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #808972: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#808972 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#808972 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #808972

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Schist color link
Schist

#87876F

Sage Green color link
Sage Green

#848B79

Castle Rock color link
Castle Rock

#858477

Bach color link
Bach

#839270

Bitter color link
Bitter

#88896C

Cobblestone color link
Cobblestone

#807F73

Friar Grey color link
Friar Grey

#86837A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#808972
  • RGB128, 137, 114
  • CMYK4, 0, 9, 46
  • CSSrgb(128, 137, 114)
  • HSL83°, 9%, 49%
  • HSL Precise83.478°, 9.163%, 49.216%
  • HSV83°, 17%, 54%
  • HSB83°, 17%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.537, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.537, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.537, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID808972
  • DECIMAL ID8423794
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01