What color is #8BADB9?

#8BADB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BADB9?

The RGB value is 139, 173, 185: 139 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BADB9?

The complementary color is #B9978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BADB9 color

#8BADB9 rgb(139, 173, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BADB9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (139, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#8BADB9 color codes

HEX	`#8BADB9`
RGB	`rgb(139, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.66, -8.79, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.66, 13.27, 228.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.345, 38.878, 51.584)`
Decimal	`9153977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BADB9, 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 #8BADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #8BADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8badb9; }
.text { color: #8badb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8badb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8badb9, #8b96b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8BADB9?: #8BADB9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BADB9?: The RGB value is 139, 173, 185: 139 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BADB9?: The complementary color is #B9978B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.