#80B5AA

Accessibility

AAA

9.11:1

Vs white / black

2.31:1 · 9.11:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#80b5aa

RGB

rgb(128, 181, 170)

RGBA

rgba(128, 181, 170, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 26%, 61%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 26%, 61%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 29%, 71%)

LAB

lab(69.85% -19.77 0.02)

LCH

lch(69.85% 19.77 179.94)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7328 -0.058 -0.0003)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7328 0.058 180.3)

XYZ

xyz(32.68, 40.54, 44.13)

CMYK

cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 29%)

CSS

color: #80b5aa;

CSS variable

--color-80b5aa: #80b5aa;

SCSS

$color-80b5aa: #80b5aa;

JavaScript

const color = "#80b5aa";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#80b5aa";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#80b5aa" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#80b5aa", "rgb": { "r": 128, "g": 181, "b": 170 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7328 0.058 180.3)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#80b5aa-1: #80b5aa;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 9.77 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

CadetBlue

Very different · ΔE 8.95 · #5F9EA0

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Very different · ΔE 6.46 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 18.16 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ddfdf6 100cdf1e9 200b5ded5 3009ac9bf 40079aea3 5005e9288 6004d7a71 7003c625a 8002b4b44 9001c3430 950091f1b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f4f9f8 eaf3f1 dfedea d5e6e3 cae0dc c0dad5 b5d4cd aacec6 a0c8bf 95c1b8 8bbbb1 80b5aa 75a69c 6b978e 608880 557971 4b6a63 405b55 354b47 2b3c39 202d2b 151e1c 0b0f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f4f9f8 eaf3f1 dfedea d5e6e3 cae0dc c0dad5 b5d4cd aacec6 a0c8bf 95c1b8 8bbbb1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

75a69c 6b978e 608880 557971 4b6a63 405b55 354b47 2b3c39 202d2b 151e1c 0b0f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

80b1a6 80aca3 80a8a0 80a39c 809f99 809b95 809692 80928e 808d8b 808987 808484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#80B5AAStop 1 #B5828CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#82B591Stop 1 #80B5AAStop 2 #82A6B5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#80B5AAStop 1 #AB82B5Stop 2 #B5AB82Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#80B5AAStop 1 #B582A6Stop 2 #B59182Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#26403BStop 1 #427067Stop 2 #5EA193Stop 3 #8FBDB4Stop 4 #BFD9D4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #80b5aa works

#80B5AA (#80b5aa) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 26% saturation, and 61% lightness. Contrast is 2.31:1 on white and 9.11:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #80b5aa as small body text on white — 2.31:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Spectrum #6DB9BA#6DB9BA Spectrum #51B3AB#51B3AB Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Material Teal 300#4DB6AC Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #65C8BA#65C8BA Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Spectrum #65BDA1#65BDA1 Spectrum #4ABAA9#4ABAA9