What color is #8BB6B3?

#8BB6B3 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 #8BB6B3?

The RGB value is 139, 182, 179: 139 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB6B3?

The complementary color is #B68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB6B3 color

#8BB6B3 rgb(139, 182, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB6B3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 71.4% green and 70.2% blue (139, 182, 179).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#8BB6B3 color codes

HEX	`#8BB6B3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 182, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 71.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -14.92, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 15.25, 191.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.51, 42.198, 48.913)`
Decimal	`9156275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB6B3, 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 #8BB6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #8BB6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb6b3; }
.text { color: #8bb6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 182 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb6b3, #8ba3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB6B3?: #8BB6B3 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 #8BB6B3?: The RGB value is 139, 182, 179: 139 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB6B3?: The complementary color is #B68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.