What color is #8AB7BA?

#8AB7BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB7BA?

The RGB value is 138, 183, 186: 138 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB7BA?

The complementary color is #BA8D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB7BA color

#8AB7BA rgb(138, 183, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8AB7BA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 71.8% green and 72.9% blue (138, 183, 186).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#8AB7BA color codes

HEX	`#8AB7BA`
RGB	`rgb(138, 183, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 71.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, -14.16, -6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 15.54, 204.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.275, 42.814, 52.797)`
Decimal	`9091002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB7BA, 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 #8AB7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #8AB7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab7ba; }
.text { color: #8ab7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 183 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab7ba, #8a9fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AB7BA?: #8AB7BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB7BA?: The RGB value is 138, 183, 186: 138 red, 183 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB7BA?: The complementary color is #BA8D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.