What color is #80AAB5?

#80AAB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AAB5?

The RGB value is 128, 170, 181: 128 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AAB5?

The complementary color is #B58B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AAB5 color

#80AAB5 rgb(128, 170, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80AAB5 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 66.7% green and 71% blue (128, 170, 181).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 26% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#80AAB5 color codes

HEX	`#80AAB5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 170, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 66.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -11.46, -10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 15.36, 221.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.615, 36.673, 49.12)`
Decimal	`8432309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AAB5, 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 #80AAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #80AAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80aab5; }
.text { color: #80aab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80aab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 170 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80aab5, #8090b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80AAB5?: #80AAB5 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AAB5?: The RGB value is 128, 170, 181: 128 red, 170 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AAB5?: The complementary color is #B58B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.