What color is #80A187?

#80A187 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A187?

The RGB value is 128, 161, 135: 128 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A187?

The complementary color is #A1809A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A187 color

#80A187 rgb(128, 161, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A187 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (128, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#80A187 color codes

HEX	`#80A187`
RGB	`rgb(128, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.2, -16.73, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.2, 19.41, 149.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.019, 31.827, 27.689)`
Decimal	`8429959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A187, 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 #80A187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #80A187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a187; }
.text { color: #80a187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a187, #80a198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #80A187?: #80A187 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A187?: The RGB value is 128, 161, 135: 128 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A187?: The complementary color is #A1809A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.