What color is #80958D?

#80958D 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 #80958D?

The RGB value is 128, 149, 141: 128 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80958D?

The complementary color is #958088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80958D?

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.

#80958D color

#80958D rgb(128, 149, 141)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 58.4% green and 55.3% blue (128, 149, 141).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#80958D color codes

HEX	`#80958D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 149, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 58.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -9.11, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 9.27, 169.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.456, 28.007, 29.311)`
Decimal	`8426893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#80958D 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 #80958D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80958d; }
.text { color: #80958d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80958d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 149 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80958d, #809395); }

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Questions

What color is #80958D?: #80958D 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 #80958D?: The RGB value is 128, 149, 141: 128 red, 149 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80958D?: The complementary color is #958088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80958D?: 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.