Palettes / Colors / #80BCAA

#80BCAA — Dusty Teal

#80BCAA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

#80BCAA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BC8092; it also sits naturally between #80BC8C and #80B0BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 50% · Green 74% · Blue 67%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #80BCAA

.text { color: #80BCAA; }
.background { background-color: #80BCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80BCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 188, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80BCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 188, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80BCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 188, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80BCAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80BCAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8092:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80BCAA: #000000.

How #80BCAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #80BCAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #80BCAA?

#80BCAA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 188, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80BCAA?

#80BCAA is RGB 128, 188, 170 — HSL 162°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 10%, 26%.

What colors go with #80BCAA?

Its complement is #BC8092; analogous partners are #80BC8C and #80B0BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80BCAA for text?

Black text on #80BCAA has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.