What color is #80EBE5?

#80EBE5 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80EBE5?

The RGB value is 128, 235, 229: 128 red, 235 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80EBE5?

The complementary color is #EB8086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80EBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80EBE5 color

#80EBE5 rgb(128, 235, 229)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80EBE5 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 92.2% green and 89.8% blue (128, 235, 229).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 73% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bath Water (#88EEEE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.93:1).

#80EBE5 color codes

HEX	`#80EBE5`
RGB	`rgb(128, 235, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 92.2%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 73%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 46%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.83, -32.34, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.83, 33.03, 191.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.748, 69.659, 84.779)`
Decimal	`8448997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80EBE5, 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 #80EBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80EBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.93:1	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 #80EBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80ebe5; }
.text { color: #80ebe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80ebe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 235 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80ebe5, #80bceb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #80EBE5?: #80EBE5 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80EBE5?: The RGB value is 128, 235, 229: 128 red, 235 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80EBE5?: The complementary color is #EB8086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80EBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.