Palettes / Colors / #80DADC

#80DADC — Light Teal

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

#80DADC 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 #DC807F; it also sits naturally between #7FDCAF and #7FACDC. 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 85% · Blue 86%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80DADC

.text { color: #80DADC; }
.background { background-color: #80DADC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80DADC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 218, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 57%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80DADC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 218, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80DADC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 218, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC807F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80DADC: #000000.

How #80DADC 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 #80DADC 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

← #80DADB  ·  #80DADD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80DADC?

#80DADC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 218, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80DADC?

#80DADC is RGB 128, 218, 220 — HSL 181°, 57%, 68% — CMYK 42%, 1%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #80DADC?

Its complement is #DC807F; analogous partners are #7FDCAF and #7FACDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80DADC for text?

Black text on #80DADC has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.