What color is #80A49B?

#80A49B 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 #80A49B?

The RGB value is 128, 164, 155: 128 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A49B?

The complementary color is #A48089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A49B color

#80A49B rgb(128, 164, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A49B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 64.3% green and 60.8% blue (128, 164, 155).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#80A49B color codes

HEX	`#80A49B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 164, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 64.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 5%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.57, -14.22, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.57, 14.23, 177.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.092, 33.506, 35.991)`
Decimal	`8430747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A49B, 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 #80A49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #80A49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a49b; }
.text { color: #80a49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 164 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a49b, #809ba4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #80A49B?: #80A49B 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 #80A49B?: The RGB value is 128, 164, 155: 128 red, 164 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A49B?: The complementary color is #A48089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.