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#80E5D2 Color

#80E5D2 is rgb(128, 229, 210) in RGB, hsl(169, 66%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 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 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80E5D2
HEX#80E5D2
RGBrgb(128, 229, 210)
HSLhsl(169, 66%, 70%)
HSVhsv(169, 44%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.099 180.2)
LABlab(84.42% -34.37 -0.43)
LCHlch(84.42% 34.37 180.71)

What #80E5D2 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 #80E5D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#80E5D2 Channel Values

How #80E5D2 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 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 66% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 44% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80E5D2 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #80E5D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80E5D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #80E5D2

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

Shades

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How #80E5D2 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#80E5D2
Protanopia#D8D8D2
Protanomaly#BBDDD2
Deuteranopia#CBCBD4
Deuteranomaly#B2D6D3
Tritanopia#85E3E3
Tritanomaly#83E4DC
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80E5D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-80e5d2: #80E5D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80E5D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80e5d2': '#80E5D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.898, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_80e5d2">#80E5D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#80E5D2"

More Green Colors

#80E5D2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#80E5D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80E5D2?

#80E5D2 is a light green — rgb(128, 229, 210) in RGB and hsl(169, 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 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #80E5D2?

#80E5D2 is rgb(128, 229, 210) — red 128, green 229, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80E5D2?

#80E5D2 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 8%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80E5D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80E5D2 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80E5D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80E5D2 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.08, which is visibly different.

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