#80BB96

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.1% 0.081 156.3), rgb(128, 187, 150).

Black text reads best on this color (9.46:1).

About this color

#80BB96 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 156°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.46:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.081)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.46:1
White text	2.21:1

Values

HEX	#80BB96
RGB	rgb(128, 187, 150)
HSL	hsl(142, 30%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.1% 0.081 156.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #80BB96	2.21:1	Fails	Lc -48.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #80BB96	9.46:1	AAA	Lc 60.3	Content text, not long reading
#80BB96 text on white	2.21:1	Fails	Lc 43.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#80BB96 text on black	9.46:1	AAA	Lc -58.5	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F3

oklch(97.1% 0.007 151.9)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE6

oklch(93.6% 0.015 158.2)
Step 200
200

#CBDFD1

oklch(88.5% 0.029 155.2)
Step 300
300

#A7CBB3

oklch(80.9% 0.051 155.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#80BB96

oklch(74.1% 0.081 156.3)
Step 500
500

#4E9C6F

oklch(63% 0.104 156.4)
Step 600
600

#2C8757

oklch(55.7% 0.114 156.3)
Step 700
700

#1D7247

oklch(49.1% 0.105 156.4)
Step 800
800

#1C5D3A

oklch(42.7% 0.088 155.8)
Step 900
900

#1E4C32

oklch(37.6% 0.068 156.2)
Step 950
950

#132D1E

oklch(27.1% 0.043 156.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#80BB96 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BAB294	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1AB98	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#75BAB1	0.040
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AEAEAE	0.082