Seagull Color
Seagull is a cyan color with hex code #80CCEA. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with seagull, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Seagull Color Values
What Does Seagull Mean?
Seagull belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Seagull reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Seagull is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: very light greenish blue, #9CD1DC).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Seagull
Seagull and #EA9E80 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #80EAD3 and #8097EA, which sit beside seagull on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair seagull with triadic partners #EA80CC and #CCEA80. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- SkyBlue —
#87CEEB(Delta E 2) - LightSkyBlue —
#87CEFA(Delta E 8) - Anakiwa —
#9DE5FF(Delta E 9) - Malibu —
#7DC8F7(Delta E 10) - Light Blue —
#95D0FC(Delta E 10)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #80CCEA; }
.background { background-color: #80CCEA; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80CCEA; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #80CCEA40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for seagull?
Seagull has the hex code #80CCEA. In RGB notation it is rgb(128, 204, 234), in HSL it is hsl(197, 72%, 71%), and its OKLCH value is 0.807, 0.086, 225.2.
What does the color seagull mean?
Cyan-family colors like seagull carry distinct psychological associations. Seagull belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Seagull reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with seagull?
Seagull has three easy routes: its complement #EA9E80 for punch, its neighbors #80EAD3 and #8097EA for something calmer, or triadic partners #EA80CC and #CCEA80 when you want energy.
Is seagull a standard web color?
No — Seagull is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #80CCEA or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make seagull lighter or darker?
To lighten seagull, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E9F6FB (lightest tint) to #092835 (darkest shade).
About Seagull
Seagull is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #80CCEA to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.