Information about #80A0A3 color

#80A0A3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#80A0A3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(128, 160, 163) — 50.2% red, 62.7% green, 63.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 1 / 0 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #80A0A3 reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8). Slightly further away sit Bali Hai (#849CA9) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(128, 160, 163)), which gives #80A0A3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #80A0A3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#80A0A3 color variations

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#80A0A3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #80A0A3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80A0A3
  • RGB128, 160, 163
  • CMYK14, 1, 0, 36
  • CSSrgb(128, 160, 163)
  • HSL185°, 16%, 57%
  • HSL Precise185.143°, 15.982%, 57.059%
  • HSV185°, 21%, 64%
  • HSB185°, 21%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.627, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.627, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.627, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID80A0A3
  • DECIMAL ID8429731
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01