What color is #80AE7E?

#80AE7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AE7E?

The RGB value is 128, 174, 126: 128 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AE7E?

The complementary color is #AC7EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AE7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AE7E color

#80AE7E rgb(128, 174, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AE7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 68.2% green and 49.4% blue (128, 174, 126).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#80AE7E color codes

HEX	`#80AE7E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 174, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 68.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, -24.98, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 31.89, 141.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.803, 36.367, 25.289)`
Decimal	`8433278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AE7E, 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 #80AE7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AE7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #80AE7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ae7e; }
.text { color: #80ae7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ae7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 174 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ae7e, #7eae94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AE7E?: #80AE7E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AE7E?: The RGB value is 128, 174, 126: 128 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AE7E?: The complementary color is #AC7EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AE7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.