What color is #80CDC9?

#80CDC9 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 #80CDC9?

The RGB value is 128, 205, 201: 128 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80CDC9?

The complementary color is #CD8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80CDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80CDC9 color

#80CDC9 rgb(128, 205, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80CDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 80.4% green and 78.8% blue (128, 205, 201).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#80CDC9 color codes

HEX	`#80CDC9`
RGB	`rgb(128, 205, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 80.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.56, -24.65, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.56, 25.26, 192.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.272, 52.466, 63.199)`
Decimal	`8441289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80CDC9, 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 #80CDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80CDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #80CDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80cdc9; }
.text { color: #80cdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80cdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 205 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80cdc9, #80abcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80CDC9?: #80CDC9 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 #80CDC9?: The RGB value is 128, 205, 201: 128 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80CDC9?: The complementary color is #CD8084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80CDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.