What color is #8BAEAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #8BAEAA?

The RGB value is 139, 174, 170: 139 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAEAA?

The complementary color is #AE8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAEAA color

#8BAEAA rgb(139, 174, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (139, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#8BAEAA color codes

HEX	`#8BAEAA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.51, -12.7, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.51, 12.83, 188.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.037, 38.662, 43.744)`
Decimal	`9154218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAEAA, 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 #8BAEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #8BAEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baeaa; }
.text { color: #8baeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baeaa, #8ba1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BAEAA?: #8BAEAA is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAEAA?: The RGB value is 139, 174, 170: 139 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAEAA?: The complementary color is #AE8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.