What color is #80C872?

#80C872 is a desaturated green known as Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Rain?

The RGB value is 128, 200, 114: 128 red, 200 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Rain?

The complementary color is #BA72C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Rain color: hex code #80C872

#80C872 rgb(128, 200, 114)

Shades of green

Emerald Rain has the hex code #80C872. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 78.4% green and 44.7% blue (128, 200, 114).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 44% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

Emerald Rain (#80C872) color codes

HEX	`#80C872`
RGB	`rgb(128, 200, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 78.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 44%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 43%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 43%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, -39.09, 36.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 53.14, 137.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.592, 47.111, 23.292)`
Decimal	`8439922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Rain, 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 #80C872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #80C872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c872; }
.text { color: #80c872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 200 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c872, #72c88f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #80C872 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80C872?: #80C872 is a desaturated green known as Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Rain?: The RGB value is 128, 200, 114: 128 red, 200 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Rain?: The complementary color is #BA72C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.