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#80AC86 Color

#80AC86 is rgb(128, 172, 134) in RGB, hsl(128, 21%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 33%) 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 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80AC86
HEX#80AC86
RGBrgb(128, 172, 134)
HSLhsl(128, 21%, 59%)
HSVhsv(128, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.073 148.4)
LABlab(66.38% -21.22 14.64)
LCHlch(66.38% 25.78 145.41)

What #80AC86 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 #80AC86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.62Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.14Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.98Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.1Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.44Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.33

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

#80AC86 Channel Values

How #80AC86 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 172 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 21% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80AC86 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 text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80AC86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80AC86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80AC86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80AC86
Complementary
#AC80A7
Analogous
#91AC80
Analogous
#80AC9C
Triadic
#8680AC
Triadic
#AC8680
Split comp.
#9C80AC
Split comp.
#AC8091

Tints & Shades of #80AC86

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

#93B898
#A2C3A7
#B5CFB8
#C4D9C7
#D7E5D9
#E6EFE7

Shades

#689C6F
#57855D
#476C4C
#38563C
#283E2B
#18251A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80AC86.

How #80AC86 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#80AC86
Protanopia#A6A686
Protanomaly#98A886
Deuteranopia#9F9F87
Deuteranomaly#94A487
Tritanopia#86A8A8
Tritanomaly#84AA9B
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80AC86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80ac86: #80AC86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80AC86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80ac86': '#80AC86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.675, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_80ac86">#80AC86</color>
SVG fillfill="#80AC86"

More Green Colors

#80AC86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80AC86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80AC86?

#80AC86 is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 172, 134) in RGB and hsl(128, 21%, 59%) 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 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #80AC86?

#80AC86 is rgb(128, 172, 134) — red 128, green 172, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80AC86?

#80AC86 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80AC86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80AC86 scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80AC86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80AC86 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 6.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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