What color is #80978F?

#80978F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80978F?

The RGB value is 128, 151, 143: 128 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80978F?

The complementary color is #978088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80978F color

#80978F rgb(128, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80978F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (128, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#80978F color codes

HEX	`#80978F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -9.79, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 9.9, 171.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.925, 28.705, 30.209)`
Decimal	`8427407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80978F, 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 #80978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #80978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80978f; }
.text { color: #80978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80978f, #809397); }

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Questions

What color is #80978F?: #80978F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80978F?: The RGB value is 128, 151, 143: 128 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80978F?: The complementary color is #978088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.