What color is #80AE9D?

#80AE9D 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 #80AE9D?

The RGB value is 128, 174, 157: 128 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AE9D?

The complementary color is #AE8091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AE9D color

#80AE9D rgb(128, 174, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AE9D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 68.2% green and 61.6% blue (128, 174, 157).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#80AE9D color codes

HEX	`#80AE9D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 174, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 68.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, -19.01, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 19.38, 168.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.122, 37.294, 37.503)`
Decimal	`8433309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AE9D, 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 #80AE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #80AE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ae9d; }
.text { color: #80ae9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ae9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 174 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ae9d, #80a8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AE9D?: #80AE9D 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 #80AE9D?: The RGB value is 128, 174, 157: 128 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AE9D?: The complementary color is #AE8091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.