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#80DB00 Color

#80DB00 is rgb(128, 219, 0) in RGB, hsl(85, 100%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 14%) 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 7.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80DB00
HEX#80DB00
RGBrgb(128, 219, 0)
HSLhsl(85, 100%, 43%)
HSVhsv(85, 100%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.227 133)
LABlab(79.38% -48.78 75.83)
LCHlch(79.38% 90.16 122.75)

What #80DB00 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 #80DB00, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.91Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 10.48French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 11.68Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 13.84Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 15.09Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 15.17

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

#80DB00 Channel Values

How #80DB00 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 219 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 100% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 100% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80DB00 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80DB00 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80DB00

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80DB00; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80DB00
Complementary
#5B00DB
Analogous
#DBC900
Analogous
#12DB00
Triadic
#0080DB
Triadic
#DB0080
Split comp.
#0012DB
Split comp.
#C900DB

Tints & Shades of #80DB00

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

#97FF05
#A8FF2E
#B9FF57
#C8FF7A
#D9FFA3
#EAFFCC

Shades

#6EBD00
#5FA300
#4D8500
#3E6B00
#2D4D00
#1E3300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80DB00.

How #80DB00 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#80DB00
Protanopia#CFCF07
Protanomaly#B5D404
Deuteranopia#C3C31F
Deuteranomaly#ACCD16
Tritanopia#96CECE
Tritanomaly#8ED3A4
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80DB00 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80db00: #80DB00;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80DB00;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80db00': '#80DB00' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.859, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_80db00">#80DB00</color>
SVG fillfill="#80DB00"

More Green Colors

#80DB00 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80DB00 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80DB00?

#80DB00 is a mid-tone green — rgb(128, 219, 0) in RGB and hsl(85, 100%, 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 7.91.

What is the RGB value of #80DB00?

#80DB00 is rgb(128, 219, 0) — red 128, green 219, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80DB00?

#80DB00 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 100%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80DB00 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80DB00 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80DB00 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80DB00 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.