What color is #80B585?

#80B585 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B585?

The RGB value is 128, 181, 133: 128 red, 181 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B585?

The complementary color is #B580B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B585 color

#80B585 rgb(128, 181, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B585 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 71% green and 52.2% blue (128, 181, 133).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#80B585 color codes

HEX	`#80B585`
RGB	`rgb(128, 181, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 71%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, -27.2, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 33.19, 145.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.658, 39.329, 28.214)`
Decimal	`8435077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B585, 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 #80B585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #80B585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b585; }
.text { color: #80b585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 181 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b585, #80b5a0); }

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Questions

What color is #80B585?: #80B585 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B585?: The RGB value is 128, 181, 133: 128 red, 181 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B585?: The complementary color is #B580B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.