What color is #8BAAB4?

#8BAAB4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAAB4?

The RGB value is 139, 170, 180: 139 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAAB4?

The complementary color is #B4958B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAAB4 color

#8BAAB4 rgb(139, 170, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BAAB4 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 66.7% green and 70.6% blue (139, 170, 180).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#8BAAB4 color codes

HEX	`#8BAAB4`
RGB	`rgb(139, 170, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 66.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, -8.33, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 12.01, 226.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.258, 37.533, 48.663)`
Decimal	`9153204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAAB4, 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 #8BAAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #8BAAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baab4; }
.text { color: #8baab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 170 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baab4, #8b96b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8BAAB4?: #8BAAB4 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAAB4?: The RGB value is 139, 170, 180: 139 red, 170 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAAB4?: The complementary color is #B4958B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.