What color is #80B87E?

#80B87E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B87E?

The RGB value is 128, 184, 126: 128 red, 184 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B87E?

The complementary color is #B67EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B87E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B87E color

#80B87E rgb(128, 184, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B87E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 72.2% green and 49.4% blue (128, 184, 126).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 29% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#80B87E color codes

HEX	`#80B87E`
RGB	`rgb(128, 184, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 72.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 29%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 32%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -29.85, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 38.18, 141.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.807, 40.375, 25.957)`
Decimal	`8435838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B87E, 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 #80B87E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B87E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #80B87E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b87e; }
.text { color: #80b87e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b87e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 184 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b87e, #7eb899); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80B87E?: #80B87E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B87E?: The RGB value is 128, 184, 126: 128 red, 184 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B87E?: The complementary color is #B67EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B87E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.