What color is #80C687?

#80C687 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 #80C687?

The RGB value is 128, 198, 135: 128 red, 198 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C687?

The complementary color is #C680BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C687?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C687 color

#80C687 rgb(128, 198, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C687 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 77.6% green and 52.9% blue (128, 198, 135).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#80C687 color codes

HEX	`#80C687`
RGB	`rgb(128, 198, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 77.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, -34.91, 24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 42.83, 144.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.468, 46.725, 30.172)`
Decimal	`8439431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C687, 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 #80C687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #80C687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c687; }
.text { color: #80c687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 198 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c687, #80c6aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #80C687?: #80C687 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 #80C687?: The RGB value is 128, 198, 135: 128 red, 198 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C687?: The complementary color is #C680BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C687?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.