What color is #80988A?

#80988A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80988A?

The RGB value is 128, 152, 138: 128 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80988A?

The complementary color is #98808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80988A color

#80988A rgb(128, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #80988A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (128, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#80988A color codes

HEX	`#80988A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.68, -11.35, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.68, 12.23, 158.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.717, 28.88, 28.312)`
Decimal	`8427658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80988A, 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 #80988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#80988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #80988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80988a; }
.text { color: #80988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80988a, #809896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #80988A?: #80988A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80988A?: The RGB value is 128, 152, 138: 128 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80988A?: The complementary color is #98808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.