Palettes / Colors / #80BCBE

#80BCBE — Muted Teal

#80BCBE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#80BCBE 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 #BD817F; it also sits naturally between #7FBDA0 and #7F9CBD. 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 75%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80BCBE

.text { color: #80BCBE; }
.background { background-color: #80BCBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80BCBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 188, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 32%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80BCBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 188, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80BCBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 188, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD817F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80BCBE: #000000.

How #80BCBE 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 #80BCBE 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

← #80BCBD  ·  #80BCBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80BCBE?

#80BCBE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 188, 190). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80BCBE?

#80BCBE is RGB 128, 188, 190 — HSL 182°, 32%, 62% — CMYK 33%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #80BCBE?

Its complement is #BD817F; analogous partners are #7FBDA0 and #7F9CBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80BCBE for text?

Black text on #80BCBE has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.