What color is #80AF75?

#80AF75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AF75?

The RGB value is 128, 175, 117: 128 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AF75?

The complementary color is #A475AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AF75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AF75 color

#80AF75 rgb(128, 175, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #80AF75 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 68.6% green and 45.9% blue (128, 175, 117).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#80AF75 color codes

HEX	`#80AF75`
RGB	`rgb(128, 175, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 68.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, -26.97, 24.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 36.67, 137.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.442, 36.533, 22.432)`
Decimal	`8433525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AF75, 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 #80AF75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AF75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #80AF75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80af75; }
.text { color: #80af75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80af75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 175 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80af75, #75af87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80AF75?: #80AF75 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AF75?: The RGB value is 128, 175, 117: 128 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AF75?: The complementary color is #A475AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AF75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.