What color is #80C09F?

#80C09F 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 #80C09F?

The RGB value is 128, 192, 159: 128 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C09F?

The complementary color is #C080A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C09F color

#80C09F rgb(128, 192, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C09F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 75.3% green and 62.4% blue (128, 192, 159).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#80C09F color codes

HEX	`#80C09F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 192, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 75.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -27.6, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 29.42, 159.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.008, 44.79, 39.648)`
Decimal	`8437919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C09F, 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 #80C09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #80C09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c09f; }
.text { color: #80c09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 192 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c09f, #80c0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #80C09F?: #80C09F 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 #80C09F?: The RGB value is 128, 192, 159: 128 red, 192 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C09F?: The complementary color is #C080A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.