Information about #80A8A5 color

#80A8A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #80A8A5 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 168, 165) — 50.2% red, 65.9% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 0 / 1 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #80A8A5 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8). Slightly further away sit Ziggurat (#81A6AA) and Aqua Blue (#86ABA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(128, 168, 165) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #80A8A5: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#80A8A5 color variations

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#80A8A5 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 #80A8A5

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

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80A8A5
  • RGB128, 168, 165
  • CMYK16, 0, 1, 34
  • CSSrgb(128, 168, 165)
  • HSL176°, 19%, 58%
  • HSL Precise175.5°, 18.692%, 58.039%
  • HSV176°, 24%, 66%
  • HSB176°, 24%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.659, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.659, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.659, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID80A8A5
  • DECIMAL ID8431781
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01