What color is #80B475?

#80B475 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 #80B475?

The RGB value is 128, 180, 117: 128 red, 180 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B475?

The complementary color is #A975B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B475?

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.

#80B475 color

#80B475 rgb(128, 180, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B475 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 70.6% green and 45.9% blue (128, 180, 117).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 30% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#80B475 color codes

HEX	`#80B475`
RGB	`rgb(128, 180, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 70.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 30%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 35%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 35%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.4, -29.39, 26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.4, 39.78, 137.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.433, 38.515, 22.762)`
Decimal	`8434805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B475, 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 #80B475	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B475 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 #80B475 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b475; }
.text { color: #80b475; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b475; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 180 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b475, #75b48a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80B475?: #80B475 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 #80B475?: The RGB value is 128, 180, 117: 128 red, 180 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B475?: The complementary color is #A975B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B475?: 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.