What color is #80ABAE?

#80ABAE 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 #80ABAE?

The RGB value is 128, 171, 174: 128 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80ABAE?

The complementary color is #AE8380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80ABAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80ABAE color

#80ABAE rgb(128, 171, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80ABAE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 67.1% green and 68.2% blue (128, 171, 174).

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 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#80ABAE color codes

HEX	`#80ABAE`
RGB	`rgb(128, 171, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 67.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, -13.65, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 15.01, 204.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.103, 36.77, 45.495)`
Decimal	`8432558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80ABAE, 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 #80ABAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80ABAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #80ABAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80abae; }
.text { color: #80abae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80abae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 171 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80abae, #8094ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80ABAE?: #80ABAE 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 #80ABAE?: The RGB value is 128, 171, 174: 128 red, 171 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80ABAE?: The complementary color is #AE8380, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80ABAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.