Palettes / Colors / #809D20

#809D20 — Green

#809D20 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #809D20 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#809D20 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3D209D; it also sits naturally between #9D7B20 and #419D20. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 62% · Blue 13%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 38%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #809D20

.text { color: #809D20; }
.background { background-color: #809D20; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809D20; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 157, 32); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 66%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809D20; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 157, 32, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809D20; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 157, 32, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809D20">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809D20">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3D209D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809D20: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809D20

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #809D20 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #809D20 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #809D1F  ·  #809D21 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809D20?

#809D20 is Green, a green color (RGB 128, 157, 32). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809D20?

#809D20 is RGB 128, 157, 32 — HSL 74°, 66%, 37% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 80%, 38%.

What colors go with #809D20?

Its complement is #3D209D; analogous partners are #9D7B20 and #419D20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809D20 for text?

Black text on #809D20 has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.11:1.