What color is #80E0D9?

#80E0D9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80E0D9?

The RGB value is 128, 224, 217: 128 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80E0D9?

The complementary color is #E08087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80E0D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80E0D9 color

#80E0D9 rgb(128, 224, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80E0D9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 87.8% green and 85.1% blue (128, 224, 217).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 61% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#80E0D9 color codes

HEX	`#80E0D9`
RGB	`rgb(128, 224, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 87.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 61%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.39, -30.03, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.39, 30.52, 190.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.077, 62.907, 75.241)`
Decimal	`8446169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80E0D9, 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 #80E0D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80E0D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #80E0D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80e0d9; }
.text { color: #80e0d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80e0d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 224 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80e0d9, #80b7e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #80E0D9?: #80E0D9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80E0D9?: The RGB value is 128, 224, 217: 128 red, 224 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80E0D9?: The complementary color is #E08087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80E0D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.