What color is #8ACBBF?

#8ACBBF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ACBBF?

The RGB value is 138, 203, 191: 138 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ACBBF?

The complementary color is #CB8A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ACBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ACBBF color

#8ACBBF rgb(138, 203, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8ACBBF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 79.6% green and 74.9% blue (138, 203, 191).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#8ACBBF color codes

HEX	`#8ACBBF`
RGB	`rgb(138, 203, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 79.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.21, -23.23, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.21, 23.24, 181.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.238, 51.874, 57.12)`
Decimal	`9096127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ACBBF, 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 #8ACBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ACBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #8ACBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8acbbf; }
.text { color: #8acbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8acbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 203 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8acbbf, #8ab7cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8ACBBF?: #8ACBBF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ACBBF?: The RGB value is 138, 203, 191: 138 red, 203 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ACBBF?: The complementary color is #CB8A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ACBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.