What color is #8BB4B2?

#8BB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB4B2?

The RGB value is 139, 180, 178: 139 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB4B2?

The complementary color is #B48B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB4B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB4B2 color

#8BB4B2 rgb(139, 180, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 70.6% green and 69.8% blue (139, 180, 178).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#8BB4B2 color codes

HEX	`#8BB4B2`
RGB	`rgb(139, 180, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 70.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, -14.1, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 14.52, 193.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.002, 41.344, 48.247)`
Decimal	`9155762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB4B2, 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 #8BB4B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB4B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #8BB4B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb4b2; }
.text { color: #8bb4b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb4b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 180 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb4b2, #8ba2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB4B2?: #8BB4B2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB4B2?: The RGB value is 139, 180, 178: 139 red, 180 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB4B2?: The complementary color is #B48B8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB4B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.