What color is #8BB9B8?

#8BB9B8 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 #8BB9B8?

The RGB value is 139, 185, 184: 139 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB9B8?

The complementary color is #B98B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB9B8 color

#8BB9B8 rgb(139, 185, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB9B8 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.5% green and 72.2% blue (139, 185, 184).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#8BB9B8 color codes

HEX	`#8BB9B8`
RGB	`rgb(139, 185, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -15.36, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 15.99, 196.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.645, 43.646, 51.832)`
Decimal	`9157048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB9B8, 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 #8BB9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #8BB9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb9b8; }
.text { color: #8bb9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 185 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb9b8, #8ba3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB9B8?: #8BB9B8 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 #8BB9B8?: The RGB value is 139, 185, 184: 139 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB9B8?: The complementary color is #B98B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.