What color is #80DCDB?

#80DCDB 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 #80DCDB?

The RGB value is 128, 220, 219: 128 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80DCDB?

The complementary color is #DC8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80DCDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80DCDB color

#80DCDB rgb(128, 220, 219)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 86.3% green and 85.9% blue (128, 220, 219).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 57% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#80DCDB color codes

HEX	`#80DCDB`
RGB	`rgb(128, 220, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 86.3%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 57%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 42%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.32, -27.62, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.32, 28.79, 196.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.277, 60.886, 76.265)`
Decimal	`8445147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80DCDB, 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 #80DCDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80DCDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #80DCDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80dcdb; }
.text { color: #80dcdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80dcdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 220 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80dcdb, #80afdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80DCDB?: #80DCDB 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 #80DCDB?: The RGB value is 128, 220, 219: 128 red, 220 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80DCDB?: The complementary color is #DC8081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80DCDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.