What color is #80987A?

#80987A 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 #80987A?

The RGB value is 128, 152, 122: 128 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80987A?

The complementary color is #927A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80987A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80987A color

#80987A rgb(128, 152, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #80987A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.6% green and 47.8% blue (128, 152, 122).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#80987A color codes

HEX	`#80987A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 152, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.29, -14.4, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.29, 19.42, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.642, 28.45, 22.654)`
Decimal	`8427642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80987A, 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 #80987A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80987A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #80987A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80987a; }
.text { color: #80987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80987a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 152 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80987a, #7a9883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #80987A?: #80987A 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 #80987A?: The RGB value is 128, 152, 122: 128 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80987A?: The complementary color is #927A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80987A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.