What color is #8BB5BA?

#8BB5BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB5BA?

The RGB value is 139, 181, 186: 139 red, 181 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB5BA?

The complementary color is #BA908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB5BA color

#8BB5BA rgb(139, 181, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB5BA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 71% green and 72.9% blue (139, 181, 186).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#8BB5BA color codes

HEX	`#8BB5BA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 181, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 71%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, -12.81, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 14.66, 209.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.032, 42.08, 52.669)`
Decimal	`9156026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB5BA, 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 #8BB5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #8BB5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb5ba; }
.text { color: #8bb5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 181 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb5ba, #8b9eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB5BA?: #8BB5BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB5BA?: The RGB value is 139, 181, 186: 139 red, 181 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB5BA?: The complementary color is #BA908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.