What color is #8BB9C0?

#8BB9C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB9C0?

The RGB value is 139, 185, 192: 139 red, 185 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB9C0?

The complementary color is #C0928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB9C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB9C0 color

#8BB9C0 rgb(139, 185, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BB9C0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.5% green and 75.3% blue (139, 185, 192).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#8BB9C0 color codes

HEX	`#8BB9C0`
RGB	`rgb(139, 185, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -13.52, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 15.97, 212.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.508, 43.991, 56.374)`
Decimal	`9157056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB9C0, 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 #8BB9C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB9C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #8BB9C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb9c0; }
.text { color: #8bb9c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb9c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 185 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb9c0, #8b9ec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB9C0?: #8BB9C0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB9C0?: The RGB value is 139, 185, 192: 139 red, 185 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB9C0?: The complementary color is #C0928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB9C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.