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#80BBCB Color

#80BBCB is rgb(128, 187, 203) in RGB, hsl(193, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#80BBCB
HEX#80BBCB
RGBrgb(128, 187, 203)
HSLhsl(193, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(193, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.7% 0.065 216.6)
LABlab(72.26% -16.79 -14.52)
LCHlch(72.26% 22.19 220.86)

What #80BBCB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #80BBCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#80BBCB Channel Values

How #80BBCB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 128 · G 187 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 37% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #80BBCB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #80BBCB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #80BBCB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #80BBCB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #80BBCB.

How #80BBCB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#80BBCB
Protanopia#B3B3CB
Protanomaly#A1B6CB
Deuteranopia#AAAACC
Deuteranomaly#9BB1CC
Tritanopia#7CBDBD
Tritanomaly#7EBCC3
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #80BBCB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-80bbcb: #80BBCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #80BBCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-80bbcb': '#80BBCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.502, green: 0.733, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_80bbcb">#80BBCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#80BBCB"

More Teal Colors

#80BBCB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#80BBCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #80BBCB?

#80BBCB is a light teal — rgb(128, 187, 203) in RGB and hsl(193, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.53.

What is the RGB value of #80BBCB?

#80BBCB is rgb(128, 187, 203) — red 128, green 187, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #80BBCB?

#80BBCB converts to approximately cmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #80BBCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #80BBCB scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #80BBCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #80BBCB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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