What color is #8ABABF?

#8ABABF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ABABF?

The RGB value is 138, 186, 191: 138 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABABF?

The complementary color is #BF8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABABF color

#8ABABF rgb(138, 186, 191)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (138, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#8ABABF color codes

HEX	`#8ABABF`
RGB	`rgb(138, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, -14.58, -7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 16.47, 207.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.441, 44.281, 55.854)`
Decimal	`9091775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABABF, 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 #8ABABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #8ABABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ababf; }
.text { color: #8ababf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ababf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ababf, #8aa0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #8ABABF?: #8ABABF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ABABF?: The RGB value is 138, 186, 191: 138 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABABF?: The complementary color is #BF8F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.