What color is #80AAAD?

#80AAAD 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 #80AAAD?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 173: 128 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AAAD?

The complementary color is #AD8380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AAAD color

#80AAAD rgb(128, 170, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80AAAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (128, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#80AAAD color codes

HEX	`#80AAAD`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -13.36, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 14.7, 204.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.817, 36.354, 44.92)`
Decimal	`8432301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AAAD, 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 #80AAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #80AAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aaad; }
.text { color: #80aaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aaad, #8093ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80AAAD?: #80AAAD 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 #80AAAD?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 173: 128 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AAAD?: The complementary color is #AD8380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.