Information about #80AAB3 color

#80AAB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#80AAB3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(128, 170, 179) — 50.2% red, 66.7% green, 70.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 4 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #80AAB3 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Slightly further away sit Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).

The recipe behind #80AAB3 is rgb(128, 170, 179), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #80AAB3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#80AAB3 color variations

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#80AAB3 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 #80AAB3

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

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#80AAB3
  • RGB128, 170, 179
  • CMYK20, 4, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(128, 170, 179)
  • HSL191°, 25%, 60%
  • HSL Precise190.588°, 25.123%, 60.196%
  • HSV191°, 28%, 70%
  • HSB191°, 28%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.502, 0.667, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.502, 0.667, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.502, 0.667, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID80AAB3
  • DECIMAL ID8432307
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01