What color is #80AA87?

#80AA87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AA87?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 135: 128 red, 170 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AA87?

The complementary color is #AA80A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AA87 color

#80AA87 rgb(128, 170, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AA87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 52.9% blue (128, 170, 135).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#80AA87 color codes

HEX	`#80AA87`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.82, -21.36, 13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.82, 25.28, 147.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.649, 35.087, 28.233)`
Decimal	`8432263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AA87, 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 #80AA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #80AA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aa87; }
.text { color: #80aa87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aa87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aa87, #80aa9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AA87?: #80AA87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AA87?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 135: 128 red, 170 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AA87?: The complementary color is #AA80A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.