What color is #80B274?

#80B274 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B274?

The RGB value is 128, 178, 116: 128 red, 178 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B274?

The complementary color is #A674B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B274 color

#80B274 rgb(128, 178, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B274 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 69.8% green and 45.5% blue (128, 178, 116).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 29% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#80B274 color codes

HEX	`#80B274`
RGB	`rgb(128, 178, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 69.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 29%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 35%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 35%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, -28.58, 26.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 39, 137.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.974, 37.69, 22.321)`
Decimal	`8434292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B274, 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 #80B274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #80B274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b274; }
.text { color: #80b274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 178 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b274, #74b287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80B274?: #80B274 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B274?: The RGB value is 128, 178, 116: 128 red, 178 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B274?: The complementary color is #A674B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.