Close to Olive Drab
#809C22
#809C22 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #809C22.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.70:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #809C22 as they’d see it.
#809C22 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #809C22
What color is #809C22?
#809C22 is a dark, rich green, close to the color Olive Drab. In RGB it’s made of 50.2% red, 61.2% green, and 13.3% blue. Its hue is 74°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #809C22 in RGB?
#809C22 is rgb(128, 156, 34): 128 red, 156 green, and 34 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #809C22 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(18, 0, 78, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #809C22?
PANTONE 377 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #809C22?
Its complement #A27EEA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.