What color is #80B18A?

#80B18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B18A?

The RGB value is 128, 177, 138: 128 red, 177 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B18A?

The complementary color is #B180A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B18A color

#80B18A rgb(128, 177, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B18A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 69.4% green and 54.1% blue (128, 177, 138).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#80B18A color codes

HEX	`#80B18A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 177, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 69.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -24.32, 14.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 28.48, 148.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.21, 37.867, 29.81)`
Decimal	`8434058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B18A, 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 #80B18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #80B18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b18a; }
.text { color: #80b18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 177 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b18a, #80b1a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80B18A?: #80B18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B18A?: The RGB value is 128, 177, 138: 128 red, 177 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B18A?: The complementary color is #B180A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.