What color is #8BB9C9?

#8BB9C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB9C9?

The RGB value is 139, 185, 201: 139 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB9C9?

The complementary color is #C99B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB9C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB9C9 color

#8BB9C9 rgb(139, 185, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BB9C9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 72.5% green and 78.8% blue (139, 185, 201).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#8BB9C9 color codes

HEX	`#8BB9C9`
RGB	`rgb(139, 185, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 72.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, -11.38, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 17.28, 228.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.536, 44.402, 61.787)`
Decimal	`9157065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB9C9, 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 #8BB9C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB9C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #8BB9C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb9c9; }
.text { color: #8bb9c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb9c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 185 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb9c9, #8b9ac9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB9C9?: #8BB9C9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB9C9?: The RGB value is 139, 185, 201: 139 red, 185 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB9C9?: The complementary color is #C99B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB9C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.