What color is #80B9C7?

#80B9C7 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 #80B9C7?

The RGB value is 128, 185, 199: 128 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80B9C7?

The complementary color is #C78E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80B9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80B9C7 color

#80B9C7 rgb(128, 185, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80B9C7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 72.5% green and 78% blue (128, 185, 199).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 39% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#80B9C7 color codes

HEX	`#80B9C7`
RGB	`rgb(128, 185, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 72.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 39%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.83, -14.97, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.83, 19.8, 220.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.556, 43.408, 60.474)`
Decimal	`8436167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80B9C7, 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 #80B9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80B9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #80B9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80b9c7; }
.text { color: #80b9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80b9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 185 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80b9c7, #8095c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #80B9C7?: #80B9C7 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 #80B9C7?: The RGB value is 128, 185, 199: 128 red, 185 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80B9C7?: The complementary color is #C78E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80B9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.