What color is #80BCA8?

#80BCA8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80BCA8?

The RGB value is 128, 188, 168: 128 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80BCA8?

The complementary color is #BC8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80BCA8?

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.

#80BCA8 color

#80BCA8 rgb(128, 188, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #80BCA8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 73.7% green and 65.9% blue (128, 188, 168).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#80BCA8 color codes

HEX	`#80BCA8`
RGB	`rgb(128, 188, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 73.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -23.74, 3.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 24.07, 170.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.951, 43.381, 43.623)`
Decimal	`8436904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80BCA8, 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 #80BCA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80BCA8 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 #80BCA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80bca8; }
.text { color: #80bca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80bca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 188 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80bca8, #80b2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #80BCA8?: #80BCA8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80BCA8?: The RGB value is 128, 188, 168: 128 red, 188 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80BCA8?: The complementary color is #BC8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80BCA8?: 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.