What color is #80987D?

#80987D 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 #80987D?

The RGB value is 128, 152, 125: 128 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80987D?

The complementary color is #957D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80987D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80987D color

#80987D rgb(128, 152, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #80987D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.6% green and 49% blue (128, 152, 125).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#80987D color codes

HEX	`#80987D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 152, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.36, -13.86, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.36, 17.97, 140.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.831, 28.526, 23.649)`
Decimal	`8427645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80987D, 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 #80987D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80987D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #80987D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80987d; }
.text { color: #80987d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80987d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 152 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80987d, #7d9887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #80987D?: #80987D 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 #80987D?: The RGB value is 128, 152, 125: 128 red, 152 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80987D?: The complementary color is #957D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80987D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.