What color is #80B915?

#80B915 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B915?

The RGB value is 128, 185, 21: 128 red, 185 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B915?

The complementary color is #4E15B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B915?

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.

#80B915 color

#80B915 rgb(128, 185, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #80B915 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 72.5% green and 8.2% blue (128, 185, 21).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 80% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Walk in the Park (#88BB11), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#80B915 color codes

HEX	`#80B915`
RGB	`rgb(128, 185, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 72.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 80%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 89%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 89%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -40.19, 66.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 77.93, 121.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.386, 39.34, 6.913)`
Decimal	`8435989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B915, 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 #80B915	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B915 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 #80B915 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b915; }
.text { color: #80b915; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b915; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 185 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b915, #2eb915); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #80B915?: #80B915 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B915?: The RGB value is 128, 185, 21: 128 red, 185 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B915?: The complementary color is #4E15B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B915?: 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.