What color is #80D6D2?

#80D6D2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80D6D2?

The RGB value is 128, 214, 210: 128 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80D6D2?

The complementary color is #D68084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80D6D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80D6D2 color

#80D6D2 rgb(128, 214, 210)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80D6D2 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 83.9% green and 82.4% blue (128, 214, 210).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#80D6D2 color codes

HEX	`#80D6D2`
RGB	`rgb(128, 214, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 83.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -26.9, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 27.6, 192.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.577, 57.332, 69.677)`
Decimal	`8443602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80D6D2, 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 #80D6D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80D6D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #80D6D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80d6d2; }
.text { color: #80d6d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80d6d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 214 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80d6d2, #80afd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80D6D2?: #80D6D2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80D6D2?: The RGB value is 128, 214, 210: 128 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80D6D2?: The complementary color is #D68084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80D6D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.