What color is #8BB1AD?

#8BB1AD 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 #8BB1AD?

The RGB value is 139, 177, 173: 139 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB1AD?

The complementary color is #B18B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB1AD color

#8BB1AD rgb(139, 177, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB1AD is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 69.4% green and 67.8% blue (139, 177, 173).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#8BB1AD color codes

HEX	`#8BB1AD`
RGB	`rgb(139, 177, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 69.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, -13.62, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 13.8, 189.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.91, 39.949, 45.451)`
Decimal	`9154989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB1AD, 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 #8BB1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #8BB1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb1ad; }
.text { color: #8bb1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 177 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb1ad, #8ba2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB1AD?: #8BB1AD 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 #8BB1AD?: The RGB value is 139, 177, 173: 139 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB1AD?: The complementary color is #B18B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.