What color is #8BBCB5?

#8BBCB5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BBCB5?

The RGB value is 139, 188, 181: 139 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBCB5?

The complementary color is #BC8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBCB5 color

#8BBCB5 rgb(139, 188, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BBCB5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (139, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#8BBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#8BBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(139, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.75, -17.58, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.75, 17.66, 185.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.969, 44.79, 50.405)`
Decimal	`9157813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBCB5, 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 #8BBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #8BBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbcb5; }
.text { color: #8bbcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbcb5, #8baabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BBCB5?: #8BBCB5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BBCB5?: The RGB value is 139, 188, 181: 139 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBCB5?: The complementary color is #BC8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.