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#80BC81 Color

#80BC81 is rgb(128, 188, 129) in RGB, hsl(121, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 31%, 26%) 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 9.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80BC81
HEX#80BC81
RGBrgb(128, 188, 129)
HSLhsl(121, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(121, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 31%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.104 144.8)
LABlab(71.00% -29.11 23.54)
LCHlch(71.00% 37.43 141.04)

What #80BC81 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 #80BC81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.04Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.49Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.75Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.41Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.97Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.04

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

#80BC81 Channel Values

How #80BC81 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 188 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.23:1 vs white · 9.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80BC81 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 text2.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80BC81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80BC81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80BC81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80BC81
Complementary
#BC80BB
Analogous
#9DBC80
Analogous
#80BC9F
Triadic
#8180BC
Triadic
#BC8180
Split comp.
#9F80BC
Split comp.
#BC809D

Tints & Shades of #80BC81

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

#91C592
#A1CEA2
#B2D7B3
#C6E1C7
#D7EAD7
#E8F3E8

Shades

#65AE67
#4F9650
#417C42
#336134
#254626
#152815

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80BC81.

How #80BC81 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#80BC81
Protanopia#B4B481
Protanomaly#A1B781
Deuteranopia#ABAB83
Deuteranomaly#9CB282
Tritanopia#89B6B6
Tritanomaly#86B8A3
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80BC81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80bc81: #80BC81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80BC81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80bc81': '#80BC81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.737, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_80bc81">#80BC81</color>
SVG fillfill="#80BC81"

More Green Colors

#80BC81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80BC81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80BC81?

#80BC81 is a light green — rgb(128, 188, 129) in RGB and hsl(121, 31%, 62%) 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 9.04.

What is the RGB value of #80BC81?

#80BC81 is rgb(128, 188, 129) — red 128, green 188, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80BC81?

#80BC81 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 31%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80BC81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80BC81 scores 2.23:1 against white and 9.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80BC81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80BC81 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 9.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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