What color is #80B459?

#80B459 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B459?

The RGB value is 128, 180, 89: 128 red, 180 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B459?

The complementary color is #8D59B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B459?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B459 color

#80B459 rgb(128, 180, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B459 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 70.6% green and 34.9% blue (128, 180, 89).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#80B459 color codes

HEX	`#80B459`
RGB	`rgb(128, 180, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 70.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 51%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -33.22, 40.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 52.54, 129.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.026, 37.952, 15.351)`
Decimal	`8434777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B459, 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 #80B459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #80B459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b459; }
.text { color: #80b459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 180 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b459, #59b45f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #80B459?: #80B459 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B459?: The RGB value is 128, 180, 89: 128 red, 180 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B459?: The complementary color is #8D59B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B459?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.