What color is #8AB4BC?

#8AB4BC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB4BC?

The RGB value is 138, 180, 188: 138 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB4BC?

The complementary color is #BC928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB4BC color

#8AB4BC rgb(138, 180, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8AB4BC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 70.6% green and 73.7% blue (138, 180, 188).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#8AB4BC color codes

HEX	`#8AB4BC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 180, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 70.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, -12.13, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 14.89, 215.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.877, 41.675, 53.721)`
Decimal	`9090236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB4BC, 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 #8AB4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #8AB4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab4bc; }
.text { color: #8ab4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 180 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab4bc, #8a9bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AB4BC?: #8AB4BC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB4BC?: The RGB value is 138, 180, 188: 138 red, 180 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB4BC?: The complementary color is #BC928A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.