What color is #80BD8D?

#80BD8D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80BD8D?

The RGB value is 128, 189, 141: 128 red, 189 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80BD8D?

The complementary color is #BD80B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80BD8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80BD8D color

#80BD8D rgb(128, 189, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #80BD8D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 74.1% green and 55.3% blue (128, 189, 141).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#80BD8D color codes

HEX	`#80BD8D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 189, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 74.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, -29.62, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 34.75, 148.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.906, 42.906, 31.795)`
Decimal	`8437133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80BD8D, 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 #80BD8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80BD8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #80BD8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80bd8d; }
.text { color: #80bd8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bd8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 189 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80bd8d, #80bdac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80BD8D?: #80BD8D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80BD8D?: The RGB value is 128, 189, 141: 128 red, 189 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80BD8D?: The complementary color is #BD80B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80BD8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.