What color is #80BB66?

#80BB66 is a desaturated green known as Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leafy Greens?

The RGB value is 128, 187, 102: 128 red, 187 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leafy Greens?

The complementary color is #A166BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80BB66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leafy Greens color: hex code #80BB66

#80BB66 rgb(128, 187, 102)

Shades of green

Leafy Greens has the hex code #80BB66. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 73.3% green and 40% blue (128, 187, 102).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

Leafy Greens (#80BB66) color codes

HEX	`#80BB66`
RGB	`rgb(128, 187, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 73.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -34.84, 36.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 50.81, 133.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.07, 41.088, 18.967)`
Decimal	`8436582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leafy Greens, 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 #80BB66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80BB66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #80BB66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80bb66; }
.text { color: #80bb66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bb66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 187 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80bb66, #66bb76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #80BB66 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80BB66?: #80BB66 is a desaturated green known as Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leafy Greens?: The RGB value is 128, 187, 102: 128 red, 187 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leafy Greens?: The complementary color is #A166BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80BB66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.