Information about #80B5BA color

#80B5BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #80B5BA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 181, 186) — 50.2% red, 71% green, 72.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 2 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#80B5BA is a mildly saturated cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Neptune (#7CB7BB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Glacier (#78B1BF).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 181, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #80B5BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #80B5BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#80B5BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#80B5BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #80B5BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Meltwater color link
Meltwater

#6EAEC0

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80B5BA
  • RGB128, 181, 186
  • CMYK23, 2, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(128, 181, 186)
  • HSL185°, 30%, 62%
  • HSL Precise185.172°, 29.592%, 61.569%
  • HSV185°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB185°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.710, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.710, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.710, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID80B5BA
  • DECIMAL ID8435130
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01