Palettes / Colors / #80BCBC

#80BCBC — Dusty Teal

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

#80BCBC 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 #BC8080; it also sits naturally between #80BC9E and #809EBC. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #80BCBC

.text { color: #80BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #80BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8080:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80BCBC: #000000.

How #80BCBC 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 #80BCBC 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 #80BCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #80BCBC?

#80BCBC is RGB 128, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #80BCBC?

Its complement is #BC8080; analogous partners are #80BC9E and #809EBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80BCBC for text?

Black text on #80BCBC has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.