What color is #80B7C3?

#80B7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B7C3?

The RGB value is 128, 183, 195: 128 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B7C3?

The complementary color is #C38C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B7C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B7C3 color

#80B7C3 rgb(128, 183, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80B7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 71.8% green and 76.5% blue (128, 183, 195).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#80B7C3 color codes

HEX	`#80B7C3`
RGB	`rgb(128, 183, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 71.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, -14.91, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 19.02, 218.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.683, 42.394, 57.922)`
Decimal	`8435651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B7C3, 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 #80B7C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B7C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #80B7C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b7c3; }
.text { color: #80b7c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b7c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 183 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b7c3, #8095c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #80B7C3?: #80B7C3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B7C3?: The RGB value is 128, 183, 195: 128 red, 183 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B7C3?: The complementary color is #C38C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B7C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.