What color is #80BD9A?

#80BD9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80BD9A?

The RGB value is 128, 189, 154: 128 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80BD9A?

The complementary color is #BD80A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80BD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80BD9A color

#80BD9A rgb(128, 189, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #80BD9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 74.1% green and 60.4% blue (128, 189, 154).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#80BD9A color codes

HEX	`#80BD9A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 189, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 74.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -27.14, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 29.48, 157)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.93, 43.316, 37.191)`
Decimal	`8437146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80BD9A, 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 #80BD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80BD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #80BD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80bd9a; }
.text { color: #80bd9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bd9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 189 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80bd9a, #80bdb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80BD9A?: #80BD9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80BD9A?: The RGB value is 128, 189, 154: 128 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80BD9A?: The complementary color is #BD80A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80BD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.