What color is #80C598?

#80C598 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 #80C598?

The RGB value is 128, 197, 152: 128 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C598?

The complementary color is #C580AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C598 color

#80C598 rgb(128, 197, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C598 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 77.3% green and 59.6% blue (128, 197, 152).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#80C598 color codes

HEX	`#80C598`
RGB	`rgb(128, 197, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 77.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.05, -31.38, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.05, 35.14, 153.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.534, 46.787, 36.911)`
Decimal	`8439192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C598, 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 #80C598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #80C598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c598; }
.text { color: #80c598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 197 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c598, #80c5ba); }

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Questions

What color is #80C598?: #80C598 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 #80C598?: The RGB value is 128, 197, 152: 128 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C598?: The complementary color is #C580AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.