What color is #8BC2B1?

#8BC2B1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC2B1?

The RGB value is 139, 194, 177: 139 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC2B1?

The complementary color is #C28B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC2B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC2B1 color

#8BC2B1 rgb(139, 194, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #8BC2B1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 76.1% green and 69.4% blue (139, 194, 177).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#8BC2B1 color codes

HEX	`#8BC2B1`
RGB	`rgb(139, 194, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 76.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, -21.49, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 21.68, 172.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.872, 47.245, 48.71)`
Decimal	`9159345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC2B1, 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 #8BC2B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC2B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #8BC2B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc2b1; }
.text { color: #8bc2b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc2b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 194 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc2b1, #8bb7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8BC2B1?: #8BC2B1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC2B1?: The RGB value is 139, 194, 177: 139 red, 194 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC2B1?: The complementary color is #C28B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC2B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.