What color is #8BBDB6?

#8BBDB6 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 #8BBDB6?

The RGB value is 139, 189, 182: 139 red, 189 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBDB6?

The complementary color is #BD8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBDB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBDB6 color

#8BBDB6 rgb(139, 189, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BBDB6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.1% green and 71.4% blue (139, 189, 182).

Its hue angle is 172°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#8BBDB6 color codes

HEX	`#8BBDB6`
RGB	`rgb(139, 189, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -17.87, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 17.96, 185.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.286, 45.26, 51.018)`
Decimal	`9158070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBDB6, 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 #8BBDB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBDB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #8BBDB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbdb6; }
.text { color: #8bbdb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbdb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 189 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbdb6, #8babbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BBDB6?: #8BBDB6 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 #8BBDB6?: The RGB value is 139, 189, 182: 139 red, 189 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBDB6?: The complementary color is #BD8B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBDB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.