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#80BC99 Color

#80BC99 is rgb(128, 188, 153) in RGB, hsl(145, 31%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80BC99
HEX#80BC99
RGBrgb(128, 188, 153)
HSLhsl(145, 31%, 62%)
HSVhsv(145, 32%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.08 158.1)
LABlab(71.41% -25.83 11.32)
LCHlch(71.41% 28.20 156.34)

What #80BC99 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 #80BC99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.2Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.47Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.11Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.87Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 12.21Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 12.6

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

#80BC99 Channel Values

How #80BC99 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 31% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 32% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80BC99 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80BC99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80BC99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80BC99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80BC99
Complementary
#BC80A3
Analogous
#85BC80
Analogous
#80BCB7
Triadic
#9980BC
Triadic
#BC9980
Split comp.
#B780BC
Split comp.
#BC8085

Tints & Shades of #80BC99

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

#91C5A7
#A1CEB4
#B2D7C1
#C6E1D1
#D7EADF
#E8F3EC

Shades

#65AE84
#4F966D
#417C59
#336146
#254633
#15281D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80BC99.

How #80BC99 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#80BC99
Protanopia#B4B499
Protanomaly#A1B799
Deuteranopia#ABAB9B
Deuteranomaly#9CB29A
Tritanopia#86B8B8
Tritanomaly#84BAAC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80BC99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80bc99: #80BC99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80BC99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80bc99': '#80BC99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.737, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_80bc99">#80BC99</color>
SVG fillfill="#80BC99"

More Green Colors

#80BC99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80BC99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80BC99?

#80BC99 is a light green — rgb(128, 188, 153) in RGB and hsl(145, 31%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #80BC99?

#80BC99 is rgb(128, 188, 153) — red 128, green 188, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80BC99?

#80BC99 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 19%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80BC99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80BC99 scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80BC99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80BC99 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 7.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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