Palettes / Colors / #80CECD

#80CECD — Muted Teal

#80CECD 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 #80CECD 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.

#80CECD 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 #CD7E80; it also sits naturally between #7ECDA4 and #7EA7CD. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80CECD

.text { color: #80CECD; }
.background { background-color: #80CECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80CECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 206, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80CECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 206, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80CECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 206, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD7E80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80CECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80CECD

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 #80CECD 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 #80CECD 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 #80CECD?

#80CECD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 206, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80CECD?

#80CECD is RGB 128, 206, 205 — HSL 179°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #80CECD?

Its complement is #CD7E80; analogous partners are #7ECDA4 and #7EA7CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80CECD for text?

Black text on #80CECD has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.