What color is #80AA95?

#80AA95 is a grayish spring green known as Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Catnip?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 149: 128 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Catnip?

The complementary color is #AA8095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AA95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Catnip color: hex code #80AA95

#80AA95 rgb(128, 170, 149)

Shades of green

Catnip has the hex code #80AA95. It is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 58.4% blue (128, 170, 149).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Catnip (#80AA95) color codes

HEX	`#80AA95`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.14, -18.62, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.14, 19.64, 161.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.7, 35.507, 33.769)`
Decimal	`8432277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Catnip, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80AA95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AA95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80AA95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aa95; }
.text { color: #80aa95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aa95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aa95, #80aaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

See #80AA95 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80AA95?: #80AA95 is a grayish spring green known as Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Catnip?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 149: 128 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Catnip?: The complementary color is #AA8095, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AA95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.