What color is #8BB8BD?

#8BB8BD 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 #8BB8BD?

The RGB value is 139, 184, 189: 139 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB8BD?

The complementary color is #BD908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB8BD color

#8BB8BD rgb(139, 184, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB8BD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.2% green and 74.1% blue (139, 184, 189).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#8BB8BD color codes

HEX	`#8BB8BD`
RGB	`rgb(139, 184, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, -13.7, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 15.56, 208.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.97, 43.442, 54.571)`
Decimal	`9156797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB8BD, 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 #8BB8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #8BB8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb8bd; }
.text { color: #8bb8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 184 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb8bd, #8b9fbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB8BD?: #8BB8BD 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 #8BB8BD?: The RGB value is 139, 184, 189: 139 red, 184 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB8BD?: The complementary color is #BD908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.