What color is #80AA89?

#80AA89 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 #80AA89?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 137: 128 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AA89?

The complementary color is #AA80A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AA89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AA89 color

#80AA89 rgb(128, 170, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AA89 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 53.7% blue (128, 170, 137).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#80AA89 color codes

HEX	`#80AA89`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.86, -20.98, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.86, 24.42, 149.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.791, 35.144, 28.981)`
Decimal	`8432265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AA89, 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 #80AA89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AA89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #80AA89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aa89; }
.text { color: #80aa89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aa89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aa89, #80aa9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AA89?: #80AA89 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 #80AA89?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 137: 128 red, 170 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AA89?: The complementary color is #AA80A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AA89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.