What color is #80A9BA?

#80A9BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A9BA?

The RGB value is 128, 169, 186: 128 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A9BA?

The complementary color is #BA9180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A9BA color

#80A9BA rgb(128, 169, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A9BA is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.3% green and 72.9% blue (128, 169, 186).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#80A9BA color codes

HEX	`#80A9BA`
RGB	`rgb(128, 169, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 31%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, -9.7, -13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 16.38, 233.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.95, 36.509, 51.808)`
Decimal	`8432058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A9BA, 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 #80A9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #80A9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a9ba; }
.text { color: #80a9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 169 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a9ba, #808cba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #80A9BA?: #80A9BA is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A9BA?: The RGB value is 128, 169, 186: 128 red, 169 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A9BA?: The complementary color is #BA9180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.