What color is #80A9A9?

#80A9A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A9A9?

The RGB value is 128, 169, 169: 128 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A9A9?

The complementary color is #A98080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A9A9?

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.

#80A9A9 color

#80A9A9 rgb(128, 169, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80A9A9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.3% green and 66.3% blue (128, 169, 169).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#80A9A9 color codes

HEX	`#80A9A9`
RGB	`rgb(128, 169, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -13.75, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 14.47, 198.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.249, 35.828, 42.85)`
Decimal	`8432041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A9A9, 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 #80A9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A9A9 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 #80A9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a9a9; }
.text { color: #80a9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 169 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a9a9, #8094a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A9A9?: #80A9A9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A9A9?: The RGB value is 128, 169, 169: 128 red, 169 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A9A9?: The complementary color is #A98080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A9A9?: 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.