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#80E5CA Color

#80E5CA is rgb(128, 229, 202) in RGB, hsl(164, 66%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80E5CA
HEX#80E5CA
RGBrgb(128, 229, 202)
HSLhsl(164, 66%, 70%)
HSVhsv(164, 44%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.103 174.4)
LABlab(84.25% -35.75 3.51)
LCHlch(84.25% 35.92 174.39)

What #80E5CA 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 #80E5CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.03Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.19Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.46Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.92Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.67Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.68

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

#80E5CA Channel Values

How #80E5CA 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 229 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 66% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 44% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80E5CA 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #80E5CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #80E5CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80E5CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#80E5CA
Complementary
#E5809B
Analogous
#80E598
Analogous
#80CDE5
Triadic
#CA80E5
Triadic
#E5CA80
Split comp.
#E580CD
Split comp.
#E59880

Tints & Shades of #80E5CA

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

#91E8D1
#A2ECD8
#B3EFDF
#C4F3E6
#D5F6ED
#E6FAF4

Shades

#5ADDBA
#30D5A9
#24B28C
#1C876B
#14614D
#0B372B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80E5CA.

How #80E5CA 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#80E5CA
Protanopia#D8D8CA
Protanomaly#BBDDCA
Deuteranopia#CBCBCC
Deuteranomaly#B2D6CB
Tritanopia#87E2E2
Tritanomaly#84E3D9
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80E5CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80e5ca: #80E5CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80E5CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80e5ca': '#80E5CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.898, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_80e5ca">#80E5CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#80E5CA"

More Green Colors

#80E5CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#80E5CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80E5CA?

#80E5CA is a light green — rgb(128, 229, 202) in RGB and hsl(164, 66%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #80E5CA?

#80E5CA is rgb(128, 229, 202) — red 128, green 229, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80E5CA?

#80E5CA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 12%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80E5CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80E5CA scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80E5CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80E5CA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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