What color is #80A898?

#80A898 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A898?

The RGB value is 128, 168, 152: 128 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A898?

The complementary color is #A88090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A898 color

#80A898 rgb(128, 168, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #80A898 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 65.9% green and 59.6% blue (128, 168, 152).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#80A898 color codes

HEX	`#80A898`
RGB	`rgb(128, 168, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 65.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, -16.96, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 17.39, 167.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.571, 34.86, 34.923)`
Decimal	`8431768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A898, 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 #80A898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #80A898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a898; }
.text { color: #80a898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 168 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a898, #80a4a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A898?: #80A898 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A898?: The RGB value is 128, 168, 152: 128 red, 168 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A898?: The complementary color is #A88090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.