What color is #80B2B0?

#80B2B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B2B0?

The RGB value is 128, 178, 176: 128 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B2B0?

The complementary color is #B28082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B2B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B2B0 color

#80B2B0 rgb(128, 178, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80B2B0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 69.8% green and 69% blue (128, 178, 176).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#80B2B0 color codes

HEX	`#80B2B0`
RGB	`rgb(128, 178, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 69.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.16, -16.86, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.16, 17.4, 194.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.656, 39.563, 46.982)`
Decimal	`8434352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B2B0, 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 #80B2B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B2B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #80B2B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b2b0; }
.text { color: #80b2b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b2b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 178 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b2b0, #809bb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80B2B0?: #80B2B0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B2B0?: The RGB value is 128, 178, 176: 128 red, 178 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B2B0?: The complementary color is #B28082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B2B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.