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#80A975 Color

#80A975 is rgb(128, 169, 117) in RGB, hsl(107, 23%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80A975
HEX#80A975
RGBrgb(128, 169, 117)
HSLhsl(107, 23%, 56%)
HSVhsv(107, 31%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.086 139.1)
LABlab(65.22% -22.01 22.24)
LCHlch(65.22% 31.29 134.70)

What #80A975 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #80A975, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.2Russian Green#679267ΔE 9.68Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.94Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.15Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.25Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#80A975 Channel Values

How #80A975 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 169 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 23% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 31% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80A975 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80A975 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80A975

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80A975; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80A975
Complementary
#9D75A9
Analogous
#9AA975
Analogous
#75A984
Triadic
#7580A9
Triadic
#A97580
Split comp.
#8475A9
Split comp.
#A9759A

Tints & Shades of #80A975

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#91B488
#A3C09B
#B4CCAD
#C5D8C0
#D7E4D3
#E8EFE6

Shades

#6D9A60
#5B8151
#4B6B43
#3A5233
#2A3C25
#182316

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80A975.

How #80A975 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#80A975
Protanopia#A3A375
Protanomaly#96A575
Deuteranopia#9D9D77
Deuteranomaly#92A276
Tritanopia#87A4A4
Tritanomaly#84A693
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80A975 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-80a975: #80A975;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80A975;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80a975': '#80A975' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.663, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_80a975">#80A975</color>
SVG fillfill="#80A975"

More Green Colors

#80A975 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#80A975 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80A975?

#80A975 is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 169, 117) in RGB and hsl(107, 23%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.2.

What is the RGB value of #80A975?

#80A975 is rgb(128, 169, 117) — red 128, green 169, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80A975?

#80A975 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 31%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80A975 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80A975 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80A975 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80A975 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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