What color is #80C3BE?

#80C3BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80C3BE?

The RGB value is 128, 195, 190: 128 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80C3BE?

The complementary color is #C38085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80C3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80C3BE color

#80C3BE rgb(128, 195, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80C3BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 76.5% green and 74.5% blue (128, 195, 190).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 36% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#80C3BE color codes

HEX	`#80C3BE`
RGB	`rgb(128, 195, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 76.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 36%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -22.27, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 22.67, 190.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.708, 47.335, 55.855)`
Decimal	`8438718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80C3BE, 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 #80C3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80C3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #80C3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80c3be; }
.text { color: #80c3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80c3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 195 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80c3be, #80a6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80C3BE?: #80C3BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80C3BE?: The RGB value is 128, 195, 190: 128 red, 195 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80C3BE?: The complementary color is #C38085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80C3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.