Palettes / Colors / #80DBBC

#80DBBC — Light Teal

#80DBBC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #80DBBC 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.

#80DBBC 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 #DB809E; it also sits naturally between #80DB8F and #80CCDB. 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 86% · Blue 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #80DBBC

.text { color: #80DBBC; }
.background { background-color: #80DBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80DBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 219, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 56%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80DBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 219, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80DBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 219, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB809E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80DBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80DBBC

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 #80DBBC 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 #80DBBC 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 #80DBBC?

#80DBBC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 219, 188). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80DBBC?

#80DBBC is RGB 128, 219, 188 — HSL 160°, 56%, 68% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 14%, 14%.

What colors go with #80DBBC?

Its complement is #DB809E; analogous partners are #80DB8F and #80CCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80DBBC for text?

Black text on #80DBBC has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.