What color is #80D4B2?

#80D4B2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tadorna Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80D4B2?

The RGB value is 128, 212, 178: 128 red, 212 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80D4B2?

The complementary color is #D480A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80D4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80D4B2 color

#80D4B2 rgb(128, 212, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #80D4B2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 83.1% green and 69.8% blue (128, 212, 178).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 49% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Tadorna Teal (#7AD7AD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#80D4B2 color codes

HEX	`#80D4B2`
RGB	`rgb(128, 212, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 83.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 49%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 40%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 16%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -33.2, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 34.36, 165.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.478, 54.888, 50.572)`
Decimal	`8443058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80D4B2, 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 #80D4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80D4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #80D4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80d4b2; }
.text { color: #80d4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80d4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 212 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80d4b2, #80ccd4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #80D4B2?: #80D4B2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Tadorna Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80D4B2?: The RGB value is 128, 212, 178: 128 red, 212 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80D4B2?: The complementary color is #D480A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80D4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.