What color is #80B29F?

#80B29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B29F?

The RGB value is 128, 178, 159: 128 red, 178 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B29F?

The complementary color is #B28093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B29F color

#80B29F rgb(128, 178, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B29F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 69.8% green and 62.4% blue (128, 178, 159).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#80B29F color codes

HEX	`#80B29F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 178, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 69.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, -20.63, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 21.09, 167.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.078, 38.932, 38.671)`
Decimal	`8434335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B29F, 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 #80B29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #80B29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b29f; }
.text { color: #80b29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 178 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b29f, #80acb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80B29F?: #80B29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B29F?: The RGB value is 128, 178, 159: 128 red, 178 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B29F?: The complementary color is #B28093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.