What color is #80C38C?

#80C38C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80C38C?

The RGB value is 128, 195, 140: 128 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C38C?

The complementary color is #C380B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C38C color

#80C38C rgb(128, 195, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C38C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 76.5% green and 54.9% blue (128, 195, 140).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#80C38C color codes

HEX	`#80C38C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 195, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 76.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -32.65, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 38.87, 147.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.149, 45.511, 31.844)`
Decimal	`8438668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C38C, 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 #80C38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #80C38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c38c; }
.text { color: #80c38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 195 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c38c, #80c3ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80C38C?: #80C38C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80C38C?: The RGB value is 128, 195, 140: 128 red, 195 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C38C?: The complementary color is #C380B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.