What color is #8BADA6?

#8BADA6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BADA6?

The RGB value is 139, 173, 166: 139 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BADA6?

The complementary color is #AD8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BADA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BADA6 color

#8BADA6 rgb(139, 173, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BADA6 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (139, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#8BADA6 color codes

HEX	`#8BADA6`
RGB	`rgb(139, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -13.03, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 13.03, 181.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.472, 38.128, 41.718)`
Decimal	`9153958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BADA6, 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 #8BADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BADA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #8BADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bada6; }
.text { color: #8bada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bada6, #8ba3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BADA6?: #8BADA6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BADA6?: The RGB value is 139, 173, 166: 139 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BADA6?: The complementary color is #AD8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BADA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.