What color is #80C96B?

#80C96B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80C96B?

The RGB value is 128, 201, 107: 128 red, 201 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C96B?

The complementary color is #B46BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C96B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C96B color

#80C96B rgb(128, 201, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #80C96B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 78.8% green and 42% blue (128, 201, 107).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 47% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#80C96B color codes

HEX	`#80C96B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 201, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 78.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 47%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 47%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 47%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.46, -40.48, 39.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.46, 56.75, 135.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.441, 47.422, 21.351)`
Decimal	`8440171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C96B, 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 #80C96B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C96B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #80C96B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c96b; }
.text { color: #80c96b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c96b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 201 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c96b, #6bc985); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #80C96B?: #80C96B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80C96B?: The RGB value is 128, 201, 107: 128 red, 201 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C96B?: The complementary color is #B46BC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C96B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.