What color is #80B074?

#80B074 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 #80B074?

The RGB value is 128, 176, 116: 128 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B074?

The complementary color is #A474B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B074 color

#80B074 rgb(128, 176, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B074 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 69% green and 45.5% blue (128, 176, 116).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 28% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#80B074 color codes

HEX	`#80B074`
RGB	`rgb(128, 176, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 69%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 28%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 34%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 34%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.2, -27.61, 25.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.2, 37.76, 136.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.579, 36.9, 22.189)`
Decimal	`8433780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B074, 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 #80B074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	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 #80B074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b074; }
.text { color: #80b074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 176 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b074, #74b086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80B074?: #80B074 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 #80B074?: The RGB value is 128, 176, 116: 128 red, 176 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B074?: The complementary color is #A474B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.