What color is #80BC8A?

#80BC8A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80BC8A?

The RGB value is 128, 188, 138: 128 red, 188 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80BC8A?

The complementary color is #BC80B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80BC8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80BC8A color

#80BC8A rgb(128, 188, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #80BC8A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 73.7% green and 54.1% blue (128, 188, 138).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#80BC8A color codes

HEX	`#80BC8A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 188, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 73.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -29.69, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 35.4, 146.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.471, 42.389, 30.564)`
Decimal	`8436874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80BC8A, 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 #80BC8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80BC8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #80BC8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80bc8a; }
.text { color: #80bc8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bc8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 188 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80bc8a, #80bca8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80BC8A?: #80BC8A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80BC8A?: The RGB value is 128, 188, 138: 128 red, 188 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80BC8A?: The complementary color is #BC80B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80BC8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.