What color is #80A8B3?

#80A8B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A8B3?

The RGB value is 128, 168, 179: 128 red, 168 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A8B3?

The complementary color is #B38B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A8B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A8B3 color

#80A8B3 rgb(128, 168, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80A8B3 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 65.9% green and 70.2% blue (128, 168, 179).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#80A8B3 color codes

HEX	`#80A8B3`
RGB	`rgb(128, 168, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 65.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 6%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -10.87, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 14.81, 222.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.039, 35.848, 47.923)`
Decimal	`8431795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A8B3, 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 #80A8B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A8B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #80A8B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a8b3; }
.text { color: #80a8b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a8b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 168 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a8b3, #808fb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A8B3?: #80A8B3 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A8B3?: The RGB value is 128, 168, 179: 128 red, 168 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A8B3?: The complementary color is #B38B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A8B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.