What color is #80AA9B?

#80AA9B 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 #80AA9B?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 155: 128 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AA9B?

The complementary color is #AA808F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AA9B color

#80AA9B rgb(128, 170, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AA9B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (128, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 20% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#80AA9B color codes

HEX	`#80AA9B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 20%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, -17.37, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 17.65, 169.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.191, 35.704, 36.357)`
Decimal	`8432283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AA9B, 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 #80AA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #80AA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aa9b; }
.text { color: #80aa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aa9b, #80a4aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80AA9B?: #80AA9B 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 #80AA9B?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 155: 128 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AA9B?: The complementary color is #AA808F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.