What color is #8BB6B8?

#8BB6B8 is a light, grayish cyan known as Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Summit?

The RGB value is 139, 182, 184: 139 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Summit?

The complementary color is #B88D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB6B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Summit color: hex code #8BB6B8

#8BB6B8 rgb(139, 182, 184)

Shades of teal

Summit has the hex code #8BB6B8. It is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 71.4% green and 72.2% blue (139, 182, 184).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

Summit (#8BB6B8) color codes

HEX	`#8BB6B8`
RGB	`rgb(139, 182, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 71.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 1%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, -13.79, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 14.93, 202.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.024, 42.404, 51.625)`
Decimal	`9156280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Summit, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8BB6B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB6B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8BB6B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb6b8; }
.text { color: #8bb6b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb6b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 182 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb6b8, #8ba0b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #8BB6B8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8BB6B8?: #8BB6B8 is a light, grayish cyan known as Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Summit?: The RGB value is 139, 182, 184: 139 red, 182 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Summit?: The complementary color is #B88D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB6B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.