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#80CA12 Color

#80CA12 is rgb(128, 202, 18) in RGB, hsl(84, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 91%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80CA12
HEX#80CA12
RGBrgb(128, 202, 18)
HSLhsl(84, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(84, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 91%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.205 131.3)
LABlab(74.30% -42.19 70.11)
LCHlch(74.30% 81.83 121.04)

What #80CA12 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 #80CA12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 6.47Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.97Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 10.43Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.55Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.19Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.38

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

#80CA12 Channel Values

How #80CA12 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 202 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 91% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80CA12 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80CA12 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80CA12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80CA12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80CA12
Complementary
#5B12CA
Analogous
#CAB712
Analogous
#24CA12
Triadic
#1280CA
Triadic
#CA1280
Split comp.
#1224CA
Split comp.
#B712CA

Tints & Shades of #80CA12

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

#97EB19
#A8EE3F
#B9F264
#C8F485
#D9F8AB
#EAFBD0

Shades

#6EAE0F
#5F960D
#4D7A0B
#3F6309
#2D4606
#1E2F04

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80CA12.

How #80CA12 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#80CA12
Protanopia#C0C015
Protanomaly#AAC414
Deuteranopia#B6B623
Deuteranomaly#A3BE1D
Tritanopia#93BEBE
Tritanomaly#8CC398
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80CA12 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80ca12: #80CA12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80CA12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80ca12': '#80CA12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.792, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_80ca12">#80CA12</color>
SVG fillfill="#80CA12"

More Green Colors

#80CA12 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80CA12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80CA12?

#80CA12 is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 202, 18) in RGB and hsl(84, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #80CA12?

#80CA12 is rgb(128, 202, 18) — red 128, green 202, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80CA12?

#80CA12 converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 91%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80CA12 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80CA12 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80CA12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80CA12 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 10.43, which is visibly different.

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