What color is #8BAFBF?

#8BAFBF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAFBF?

The RGB value is 139, 175, 191: 139 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAFBF?

The complementary color is #BF9B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAFBF color

#8BAFBF rgb(139, 175, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BAFBF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.6% green and 74.9% blue (139, 175, 191).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#8BAFBF color codes

HEX	`#8BAFBF`
RGB	`rgb(139, 175, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.4, -8.45, -12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.4, 14.8, 235.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.379, 39.909, 55.119)`
Decimal	`9154495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAFBF, 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 #8BAFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #8BAFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bafbf; }
.text { color: #8bafbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bafbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 175 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bafbf, #8b95bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BAFBF?: #8BAFBF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAFBF?: The RGB value is 139, 175, 191: 139 red, 175 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAFBF?: The complementary color is #BF9B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.