What color is #80958C?

#80958C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80958C?

The RGB value is 128, 149, 140: 128 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80958C?

The complementary color is #958089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80958C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80958C color

#80958C rgb(128, 149, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80958C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (128, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#80958C color codes

HEX	`#80958C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.87, -9.32, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.87, 9.59, 166.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.382, 27.977, 28.921)`
Decimal	`8426892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80958C, 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 #80958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80958C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #80958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80958c; }
.text { color: #80958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80958c, #809395); }

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Questions

What color is #80958C?: #80958C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80958C?: The RGB value is 128, 149, 140: 128 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80958C?: The complementary color is #958089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80958C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.