Palettes / Colors / #80DBDD

#80DBDD — Light Teal

#80DBDD is a teal color we call Light 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 #80DBDD 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.

#80DBDD 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 #DD807E; it also sits naturally between #7EDDAF and #7EACDD. 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 87%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80DBDD

.text { color: #80DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #80DBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80DBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 58%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80DBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80DBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD807E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80DBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80DBDD

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 #80DBDD 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 #80DBDD 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 #80DBDD?

#80DBDD is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 128, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80DBDD?

#80DBDD is RGB 128, 219, 221 — HSL 181°, 58%, 68% — CMYK 42%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #80DBDD?

Its complement is #DD807E; analogous partners are #7EDDAF and #7EACDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80DBDD for text?

Black text on #80DBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.