What color is #80C880?

#80C880 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 #80C880?

The RGB value is 128, 200, 128: 128 red, 200 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C880?

The complementary color is #C880C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C880 color

#80C880 rgb(128, 200, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C880 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 78.4% green and 50.2% blue (128, 200, 128).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 40% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#80C880 color codes

HEX	`#80C880`
RGB	`rgb(128, 200, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 78.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 40%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 36%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.48, -36.98, 29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.48, 47.06, 141.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.451, 47.455, 27.815)`
Decimal	`8439936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C880, 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 #80C880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #80C880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c880; }
.text { color: #80c880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 200 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c880, #80c8a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #80C880?: #80C880 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 #80C880?: The RGB value is 128, 200, 128: 128 red, 200 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C880?: The complementary color is #C880C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.