What color is #8BACAC?

#8BACAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BACAC?

The RGB value is 139, 172, 172: 139 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BACAC?

The complementary color is #AC8B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BACAC color

#8BACAC rgb(139, 172, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8BACAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.5% green and 67.5% blue (139, 172, 172).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#8BACAC color codes

HEX	`#8BACAC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -11.2, -3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 11.8, 198.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.844, 37.971, 44.62)`
Decimal	`9153708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BACAC, 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 #8BACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #8BACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bacac; }
.text { color: #8bacac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bacac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bacac, #8b9cac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BACAC?: #8BACAC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BACAC?: The RGB value is 139, 172, 172: 139 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BACAC?: The complementary color is #AC8B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.