What color is #8AB3AE?

#8AB3AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB3AE?

The RGB value is 138, 179, 174: 138 red, 179 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB3AE?

The complementary color is #B38A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB3AE color

#8AB3AE rgb(138, 179, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8AB3AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 70.2% green and 68.2% blue (138, 179, 174).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#8AB3AE color codes

HEX	`#8AB3AE`
RGB	`rgb(138, 179, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 70.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 23%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, -14.77, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 14.9, 187.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.239, 40.698, 46.088)`
Decimal	`9089966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB3AE, 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 #8AB3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #8AB3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab3ae; }
.text { color: #8ab3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 179 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab3ae, #8aa3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AB3AE?: #8AB3AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB3AE?: The RGB value is 138, 179, 174: 138 red, 179 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB3AE?: The complementary color is #B38A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.