What color is #80B8B8?

#80B8B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80B8B8?

The RGB value is 128, 184, 184: 128 red, 184 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B8B8?

The complementary color is #B88080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B8B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B8B8 color

#80B8B8 rgb(128, 184, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80B8B8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 72.2% green and 72.2% blue (128, 184, 184).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#80B8B8 color codes

HEX	`#80B8B8`
RGB	`rgb(128, 184, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 72.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, -18.09, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 19.01, 197.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.691, 42.329, 51.68)`
Decimal	`8435896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B8B8, 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 #80B8B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B8B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #80B8B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b8b8; }
.text { color: #80b8b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b8b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 184 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b8b8, #809cb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #80B8B8?: #80B8B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80B8B8?: The RGB value is 128, 184, 184: 128 red, 184 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B8B8?: The complementary color is #B88080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B8B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.