What color is #8BBBB7?

#8BBBB7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBBB7?

The RGB value is 139, 187, 183: 139 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBBB7?

The complementary color is #BB8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBBB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBBB7 color

#8BBBB7 rgb(139, 187, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BBBB7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 73.3% green and 71.8% blue (139, 187, 183).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#8BBBB7 color codes

HEX	`#8BBBB7`
RGB	`rgb(139, 187, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 73.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.53, -16.62, -3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.53, 16.91, 190.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.962, 44.447, 51.422)`
Decimal	`9157559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBBB7, 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 #8BBBB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBBB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #8BBBB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbbb7; }
.text { color: #8bbbb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbbb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 187 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbbb7, #8ba7bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BBBB7?: #8BBBB7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBBB7?: The RGB value is 139, 187, 183: 139 red, 187 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBBB7?: The complementary color is #BB8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBBB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.