What color is #80A17E?

#80A17E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A17E?

The RGB value is 128, 161, 126: 128 red, 161 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A17E?

The complementary color is #9F7EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A17E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A17E color

#80A17E rgb(128, 161, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A17E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.1% green and 49.4% blue (128, 161, 126).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#80A17E color codes

HEX	`#80A17E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 161, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, -18.4, 14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 23.47, 141.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.412, 31.585, 24.492)`
Decimal	`8429950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A17E, 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 #80A17E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A17E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #80A17E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a17e; }
.text { color: #80a17e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a17e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 161 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a17e, #7ea18e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #80A17E?: #80A17E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A17E?: The RGB value is 128, 161, 126: 128 red, 161 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A17E?: The complementary color is #9F7EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A17E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.