What color is #80CBBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #80CBBD?

The RGB value is 128, 203, 189: 128 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80CBBD?

The complementary color is #CB808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80CBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80CBBD color

#80CBBD rgb(128, 203, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 79.6% green and 74.1% blue (128, 203, 189).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Jolly Jade (#77CCBB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#80CBBD color codes

HEX	`#80CBBD`
RGB	`rgb(128, 203, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 79.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, -26.47, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 26.47, 180.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.44, 50.973, 55.895)`
Decimal	`8440765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80CBBD, 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 #80CBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80CBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #80CBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80cbbd; }
.text { color: #80cbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80cbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 203 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80cbbd, #80b4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80CBBD?: #80CBBD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jolly Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80CBBD?: The RGB value is 128, 203, 189: 128 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80CBBD?: The complementary color is #CB808E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80CBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.