What color is #8BAEAB?

#8BAEAB 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 #8BAEAB?

The RGB value is 139, 174, 171: 139 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAEAB?

The complementary color is #AE8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAEAB color

#8BAEAB rgb(139, 174, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (139, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 175°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#8BAEAB color codes

HEX	`#8BAEAB`
RGB	`rgb(139, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -12.48, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 12.71, 190.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.132, 38.7, 44.244)`
Decimal	`9154219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAEAB, 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 #8BAEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #8BAEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8baeab; }
.text { color: #8baeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8baeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8baeab, #8ba0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BAEAB?: #8BAEAB 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 #8BAEAB?: The RGB value is 139, 174, 171: 139 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAEAB?: The complementary color is #AE8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.