What color is #8BB5B5?

#8BB5B5 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 #8BB5B5?

The RGB value is 139, 181, 181: 139 red, 181 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB5B5?

The complementary color is #B58B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB5B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB5B5 color

#8BB5B5 rgb(139, 181, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB5B5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 71% green and 71% blue (139, 181, 181).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#8BB5B5 color codes

HEX	`#8BB5B5`
RGB	`rgb(139, 181, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 71%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.78, -13.95, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.78, 14.69, 198.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.509, 41.871, 49.918)`
Decimal	`9156021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB5B5, 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 #8BB5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB5B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #8BB5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb5b5; }
.text { color: #8bb5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 181 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb5b5, #8ba0b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB5B5?: #8BB5B5 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 #8BB5B5?: The RGB value is 139, 181, 181: 139 red, 181 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB5B5?: The complementary color is #B58B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB5B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.