What color is #80FFFA?

#80FFFA is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80FFFA?

The RGB value is 128, 255, 250: 128 red, 255 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80FFFA?

The complementary color is #FF8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80FFFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80FFFA color

#80FFFA rgb(128, 255, 250)

Shades of teal

The hex color #80FFFA is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 100% green and 98% blue (128, 255, 250).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.6:1).

#80FFFA color codes

HEX	`#80FFFA`
RGB	`rgb(128, 255, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 100%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 50%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.02, -36.48, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.02, 37.45, 193.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.91, 83.006, 103.183)`
Decimal	`8454138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80FFFA, 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 #80FFFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#80FFFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.6:1	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 #80FFFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80fffa; }
.text { color: #80fffa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80fffa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 255 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80fffa, #80c5ff); }

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Questions

What color is #80FFFA?: #80FFFA is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80FFFA?: The RGB value is 128, 255, 250: 128 red, 255 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80FFFA?: The complementary color is #FF8085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80FFFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.6:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.