What color is #8BC5D3?

#8BC5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC5D3?

The RGB value is 139, 197, 211: 139 red, 197 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC5D3?

The complementary color is #D3998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC5D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC5D3 color

#8BC5D3 rgb(139, 197, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BC5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 77.3% green and 82.7% blue (139, 197, 211).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 45% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Dolphin (#86C4DA), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#8BC5D3 color codes

HEX	`#8BC5D3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 197, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 77.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 45%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -15.23, -12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 20, 220.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.368, 50.122, 69.057)`
Decimal	`9160147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC5D3, 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 #8BC5D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC5D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #8BC5D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc5d3; }
.text { color: #8bc5d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc5d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 197 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc5d3, #8ba1d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BC5D3?: #8BC5D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dolphin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC5D3?: The RGB value is 139, 197, 211: 139 red, 197 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC5D3?: The complementary color is #D3998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC5D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.