Palettes / Colors / #80BDBE

#80BDBE — Muted Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #80BDBE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#80BDBE 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 #BD807F; it also sits naturally between #7FBD9F and #7F9DBD. 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 #80BDBE

.text { color: #80BDBE; }
.background { background-color: #80BDBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80BDBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 189, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 32%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80BDBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 189, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80BDBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 189, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD807F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80BDBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80BDBE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #80BDBE 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 #80BDBE 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

← #80BDBD  ·  #80BDBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80BDBE?

#80BDBE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 189, 190). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80BDBE?

#80BDBE is RGB 128, 189, 190 — HSL 181°, 32%, 62% — CMYK 33%, 1%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #80BDBE?

Its complement is #BD807F; analogous partners are #7FBD9F and #7F9DBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80BDBE for text?

Black text on #80BDBE has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.