What color is #80B385?

#80B385 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B385?

The RGB value is 128, 179, 133: 128 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B385?

The complementary color is #B380AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B385 color

#80B385 rgb(128, 179, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B385 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 70.2% green and 52.2% blue (128, 179, 133).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#80B385 color codes

HEX	`#80B385`
RGB	`rgb(128, 179, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 70.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 26%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, -26.22, 18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 31.93, 145.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.254, 38.522, 28.08)`
Decimal	`8434565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B385, 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 #80B385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #80B385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b385; }
.text { color: #80b385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 179 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b385, #80b39f); }

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Questions

What color is #80B385?: #80B385 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B385?: The RGB value is 128, 179, 133: 128 red, 179 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B385?: The complementary color is #B380AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.