What color is #80A87C?

#80A87C 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 #80A87C?

The RGB value is 128, 168, 124: 128 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A87C?

The complementary color is #A47CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A87C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A87C color

#80A87C rgb(128, 168, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A87C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 65.9% green and 48.6% blue (128, 168, 124).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#80A87C color codes

HEX	`#80A87C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 168, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 65.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, -22.33, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 28.96, 140.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.542, 34.049, 24.239)`
Decimal	`8431740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A87C, 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 #80A87C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A87C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #80A87C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a87c; }
.text { color: #80a87c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a87c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 168 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a87c, #7ca88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80A87C?: #80A87C 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 #80A87C?: The RGB value is 128, 168, 124: 128 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A87C?: The complementary color is #A47CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A87C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.