What color is #80957F?

#80957F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80957F?

The RGB value is 128, 149, 127: 128 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80957F?

The complementary color is #947F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80957F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80957F color

#80957F rgb(128, 149, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #80957F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 49.8% blue (128, 149, 127).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#80957F color codes

HEX	`#80957F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 149, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, -11.88, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 14.99, 142.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.479, 27.616, 24.168)`
Decimal	`8426879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80957F, 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 #80957F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80957F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	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 #80957F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80957f; }
.text { color: #80957f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80957f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 149 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80957f, #7f9589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #80957F?: #80957F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80957F?: The RGB value is 128, 149, 127: 128 red, 149 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80957F?: The complementary color is #947F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80957F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.