What color is #80AB93?

#80AB93 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AB93?

The RGB value is 128, 171, 147: 128 red, 171 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AB93?

The complementary color is #AB8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AB93 color

#80AB93 rgb(128, 171, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AB93 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 67.1% green and 57.6% blue (128, 171, 147).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#80AB93 color codes

HEX	`#80AB93`
RGB	`rgb(128, 171, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 67.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, -19.54, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 21, 158.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.73, 35.82, 32.998)`
Decimal	`8432531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AB93, 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 #80AB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #80AB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ab93; }
.text { color: #80ab93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ab93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 171 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ab93, #80aba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AB93?: #80AB93 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AB93?: The RGB value is 128, 171, 147: 128 red, 171 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AB93?: The complementary color is #AB8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.