#80BDA0

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.8% 0.076 163.3), rgb(128, 189, 160).

Black text reads best on this color (9.70:1).

About this color

#80BDA0 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 163°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.70:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.70:1
White text	2.16:1

Values

HEX	#80BDA0
RGB	rgb(128, 189, 160)
HSL	hsl(151, 32%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.8% 0.076 163.3)

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 #80BDA0	2.16:1	Fails	Lc -47.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #80BDA0	9.70:1	AAA	Lc 61.5	Content text, not long reading
#80BDA0 text on white	2.16:1	Fails	Lc 42.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#80BDA0 text on black	9.70:1	AAA	Lc -59.7	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

#F2F7F4

oklch(97.2% 0.007 160.1)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE7

oklch(93.6% 0.014 162.5)
Step 200
200

#CADFD4

oklch(88.5% 0.027 163.1)
Step 300
300

#A6CBB8

oklch(81% 0.048 162.8)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#80BDA0

oklch(74.8% 0.076 163.3)
Step 500
500

#4A9C79

oklch(63.1% 0.097 163.4)
Step 600
600

#268662

oklch(55.5% 0.105 163.7)
Step 700
700

#167251

oklch(49.2% 0.098 163.4)
Step 800
800

#175D42

oklch(42.8% 0.082 162.9)
Step 900
900

#1C4C38

oklch(37.7% 0.063 163.2)
Step 950
950

#122D21

oklch(27.2% 0.04 162.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#80BDA0 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)	#BBB59F	0.075
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B1ADA2	0.073
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#72BDB5	0.031
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.076