Exploring the Color #80A69A

#80A69A sits at 161° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 18% saturation and 58% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 128, 166, 154 produces a 7.84:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #80A69A is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 46 units away from #808080. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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