Information about #80BCAF color

#80BCAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#80BCAF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 188, 175) — 50.2% red, 73.7% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 5 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#80BCAF is a softly balanced cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 188, 175) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #80BCAF: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #80BCAF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#80BCAF color variations

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#80BCAF 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 #80BCAF

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

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

#80BCAF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80BCAF
  • RGB128, 188, 175
  • CMYK24, 0, 5, 26
  • HSL167°, 31%, 62%
  • HSL Precise167°, 30.928%, 61.961%
  • HSV167°, 32%, 74%
  • HSB167°, 32%, 74%
  • HEX ID80BCAF
  • DECIMAL ID8436911
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
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