What color is #80A9C2?

#80A9C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80A9C2?

The RGB value is 128, 169, 194: 128 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80A9C2?

The complementary color is #C29980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80A9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80A9C2 color

#80A9C2 rgb(128, 169, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #80A9C2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.3% green and 76.1% blue (128, 169, 194).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#80A9C2 color codes

HEX	`#80A9C2`
RGB	`rgb(128, 169, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, -7.7, -17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 18.88, 245.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.825, 36.858, 56.413)`
Decimal	`8432066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80A9C2, 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 #80A9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80A9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #80A9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80a9c2; }
.text { color: #80a9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80a9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 169 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80a9c2, #8088c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #80A9C2?: #80A9C2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80A9C2?: The RGB value is 128, 169, 194: 128 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80A9C2?: The complementary color is #C29980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80A9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.