What color is #8BB8AD?

#8BB8AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB8AD?

The RGB value is 139, 184, 173: 139 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB8AD?

The complementary color is #B88B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB8AD color

#8BB8AD rgb(139, 184, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB8AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.2% green and 67.8% blue (139, 184, 173).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#8BB8AD color codes

HEX	`#8BB8AD`
RGB	`rgb(139, 184, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 6%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.41, -17.26, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.41, 17.28, 177.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.328, 42.786, 45.924)`
Decimal	`9156781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB8AD, 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 #8BB8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #8BB8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb8ad; }
.text { color: #8bb8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 184 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb8ad, #8bacb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB8AD?: #8BB8AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB8AD?: The RGB value is 139, 184, 173: 139 red, 184 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB8AD?: The complementary color is #B88B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.