What color is #8BB1C2?

#8BB1C2 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 #8BB1C2?

The RGB value is 139, 177, 194: 139 red, 177 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB1C2?

The complementary color is #C29C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB1C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB1C2 color

#8BB1C2 rgb(139, 177, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BB1C2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 69.4% green and 76.1% blue (139, 177, 194).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#8BB1C2 color codes

HEX	`#8BB1C2`
RGB	`rgb(139, 177, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 69.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -8.81, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 15.56, 235.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.104, 40.827, 57.006)`
Decimal	`9155010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB1C2, 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 #8BB1C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB1C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #8BB1C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb1c2; }
.text { color: #8bb1c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb1c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 177 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb1c2, #8b96c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB1C2?: #8BB1C2 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 #8BB1C2?: The RGB value is 139, 177, 194: 139 red, 177 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB1C2?: The complementary color is #C29C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB1C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.