What color is #80A157?

#80A157 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A157?

The RGB value is 128, 161, 87: 128 red, 161 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A157?

The complementary color is #7857A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A157?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A157 color

#80A157 rgb(128, 161, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A157 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.1% green and 34.1% blue (128, 161, 87).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 30% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#80A157 color codes

HEX	`#80A157`
RGB	`rgb(128, 161, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 30%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 46%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, -24.32, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 42.41, 124.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.367, 30.767, 13.722)`
Decimal	`8429911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A157, 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 #80A157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	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 #80A157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a157; }
.text { color: #80a157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 161 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a157, #5ba157); }

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Questions

What color is #80A157?: #80A157 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A157?: The RGB value is 128, 161, 87: 128 red, 161 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A157?: The complementary color is #7857A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A157?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.