What color is #80D17C?

#80D17C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80D17C?

The RGB value is 128, 209, 124: 128 red, 209 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80D17C?

The complementary color is #CD7CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80D17C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80D17C color

#80D17C rgb(128, 209, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #80D17C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 82% green and 48.6% blue (128, 209, 124).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 48% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#80D17C color codes

HEX	`#80D17C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 209, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 82%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 48%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 41%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 41%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, -41.62, 34.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 54.09, 140.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.339, 51.643, 27.171)`
Decimal	`8442236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80D17C, 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 #80D17C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80D17C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #80D17C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80d17c; }
.text { color: #80d17c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80d17c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 209 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80d17c, #7cd1a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80D17C?: #80D17C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80D17C?: The RGB value is 128, 209, 124: 128 red, 209 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80D17C?: The complementary color is #CD7CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80D17C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.