What color is #80AFAD?

#80AFAD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80AFAD?

The RGB value is 128, 175, 173: 128 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80AFAD?

The complementary color is #AF8082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80AFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80AFAD color

#80AFAD rgb(128, 175, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80AFAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (128, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#80AFAD color codes

HEX	`#80AFAD`
RGB	`rgb(128, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -15.99, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 16.49, 194.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.772, 38.265, 45.239)`
Decimal	`8433581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80AFAD, 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 #80AFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80AFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #80AFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80afad; }
.text { color: #80afad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80afad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80afad, #8099af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80AFAD?: #80AFAD is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80AFAD?: The RGB value is 128, 175, 173: 128 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80AFAD?: The complementary color is #AF8082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80AFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.