What color is #80C39D?

#80C39D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80C39D?

The RGB value is 128, 195, 157: 128 red, 195 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C39D?

The complementary color is #C380A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C39D color

#80C39D rgb(128, 195, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C39D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 76.5% green and 61.6% blue (128, 195, 157).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#80C39D color codes

HEX	`#80C39D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 195, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 76.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.58, -29.45, 12.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.58, 31.97, 157.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.501, 46.052, 38.963)`
Decimal	`8438685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C39D, 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 #80C39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #80C39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c39d; }
.text { color: #80c39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 195 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c39d, #80c3bf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80C39D?: #80C39D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80C39D?: The RGB value is 128, 195, 157: 128 red, 195 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C39D?: The complementary color is #C380A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.