What color is #80C2B7?

#80C2B7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80C2B7?

The RGB value is 128, 194, 183: 128 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C2B7?

The complementary color is #C2808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C2B7 color

#80C2B7 rgb(128, 194, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80C2B7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 76.1% green and 71.8% blue (128, 194, 183).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 35% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#80C2B7 color codes

HEX	`#80C2B7`
RGB	`rgb(128, 194, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 76.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 35%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, -23.39, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 23.42, 182.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.738, 46.589, 51.847)`
Decimal	`8438455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C2B7, 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 #80C2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #80C2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c2b7; }
.text { color: #80c2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 194 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c2b7, #80acc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80C2B7?: #80C2B7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80C2B7?: The RGB value is 128, 194, 183: 128 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C2B7?: The complementary color is #C2808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.