What color is #8BBDBA?

#8BBDBA 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 #8BBDBA?

The RGB value is 139, 189, 186: 139 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BBDBA?

The complementary color is #BD8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BBDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BBDBA color

#8BBDBA rgb(139, 189, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (139, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#8BBDBA color codes

HEX	`#8BBDBA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -16.98, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 17.4, 192.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.705, 45.428, 53.227)`
Decimal	`9158074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BBDBA, 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 #8BBDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BBDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #8BBDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bbdba; }
.text { color: #8bbdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bbdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bbdba, #8ba7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BBDBA?: #8BBDBA 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 #8BBDBA?: The RGB value is 139, 189, 186: 139 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BBDBA?: The complementary color is #BD8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BBDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.