What color is #80A297?

#80A297 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A297?

The RGB value is 128, 162, 151: 128 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A297?

The complementary color is #A2808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A297 color

#80A297 rgb(128, 162, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A297 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 63.5% green and 59.2% blue (128, 162, 151).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#80A297 color codes

HEX	`#80A297`
RGB	`rgb(128, 162, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 63.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, -14.02, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 14.14, 172.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.407, 32.663, 34.133)`
Decimal	`8430231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A297, 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 #80A297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #80A297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a297; }
.text { color: #80a297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 162 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a297, #809ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #80A297?: #80A297 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A297?: The RGB value is 128, 162, 151: 128 red, 162 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A297?: The complementary color is #A2808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.