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#80BCC2

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #80BCC2

With the hex code #80BCC2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Blue — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Sky Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C28680, a old rose shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red128
Green188
Blue194

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.4
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 14.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 14.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #80BCC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BCC2.
2.12:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #80BCC2.
9.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #80BCC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#80BCC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B7C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A8AEC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#67C1BE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #80BCC2?

With the hex code #80BCC2, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 50% red, 74% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #80BCC2?

Use black text. Black on #80BCC2 has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #80BCC2?

Its complementary colour is #C28680, and analogous partners are #80C2A7 and #809BC2.