What color is #80AD9A?

#80AD9A 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 #80AD9A?

The RGB value is 128, 173, 154: 128 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AD9A?

The complementary color is #AD8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AD9A color

#80AD9A rgb(128, 173, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AD9A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 67.8% green and 60.4% blue (128, 173, 154).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#80AD9A color codes

HEX	`#80AD9A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 173, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 67.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.13, -19.13, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.13, 19.74, 165.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.677, 36.808, 36.107)`
Decimal	`8433050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AD9A, 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 #80AD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #80AD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ad9a; }
.text { color: #80ad9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ad9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 173 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ad9a, #80aaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AD9A?: #80AD9A 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 #80AD9A?: The RGB value is 128, 173, 154: 128 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AD9A?: The complementary color is #AD8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.