What color is #80A5AC?

#80A5AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A5AC?

The RGB value is 128, 165, 172: 128 red, 165 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A5AC?

The complementary color is #AC8780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A5AC color

#80A5AC rgb(128, 165, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80A5AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 64.7% green and 67.5% blue (128, 165, 172).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#80A5AC color codes

HEX	`#80A5AC`
RGB	`rgb(128, 165, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 64.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, -10.92, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 13.39, 215.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.801, 34.477, 44.106)`
Decimal	`8431020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A5AC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #80A5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #80A5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a5ac; }
.text { color: #80a5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 165 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a5ac, #808fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #80A5AC?: #80A5AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A5AC?: The RGB value is 128, 165, 172: 128 red, 165 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A5AC?: The complementary color is #AC8780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.