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#80CA7D Color

#80CA7D is rgb(128, 202, 125) in RGB, hsl(118, 42%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80CA7D
HEX#80CA7D
RGBrgb(128, 202, 125)
HSLhsl(118, 42%, 64%)
HSVhsv(118, 38%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.13 143.3)
LABlab(75.07% -35.55 30.92)
LCHlch(75.07% 47.11 138.99)

What #80CA7D 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 #80CA7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 9.06Mantis#74C365ΔE 9.3Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 9.55Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.53Emerald#50C878ΔE 13.23Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.79

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

#80CA7D Channel Values

How #80CA7D 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 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 42% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 38% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80CA7D 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80CA7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80CA7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80CA7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80CA7D
Complementary
#C77DCA
Analogous
#A6CA7D
Analogous
#7DCAA1
Triadic
#7D7FCA
Triadic
#CA7D7F
Split comp.
#A17DCA
Split comp.
#CA7DA6

Tints & Shades of #80CA7D

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

#91D18F
#A3D9A1
#B4E0B3
#C3E6C1
#D4EDD4
#E6F5E6

Shades

#5FBC5C
#49AA46
#3B8A38
#2F6D2C
#214C1F
#142F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80CA7D.

How #80CA7D 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#80CA7D
Protanopia#C0C07D
Protanomaly#AAC47D
Deuteranopia#B6B680
Deuteranomaly#A3BE7F
Tritanopia#8DC2C2
Tritanomaly#88C5AB
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80CA7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80ca7d: #80CA7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80CA7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80ca7d': '#80CA7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.792, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_80ca7d">#80CA7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#80CA7D"

More Green Colors

#80CA7D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#80CA7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80CA7D?

#80CA7D is a light green — rgb(128, 202, 125) in RGB and hsl(118, 42%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.06.

What is the RGB value of #80CA7D?

#80CA7D is rgb(128, 202, 125) — red 128, green 202, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80CA7D?

#80CA7D converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 0%, 38%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80CA7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80CA7D scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80CA7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80CA7D 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.79, which is visibly different.

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