What color is #80A277?

#80A277 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A277?

The RGB value is 128, 162, 119: 128 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A277?

The complementary color is #9977A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A277 color

#80A277 rgb(128, 162, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A277 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.5% green and 46.7% blue (128, 162, 119).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#80A277 color codes

HEX	`#80A277`
RGB	`rgb(128, 162, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -20.14, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 27.44, 137.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.151, 31.761, 22.255)`
Decimal	`8430199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A277, 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 #80A277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #80A277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a277; }
.text { color: #80a277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 162 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a277, #77a284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #80A277?: #80A277 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A277?: The RGB value is 128, 162, 119: 128 red, 162 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A277?: The complementary color is #9977A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.