What color is #8BC6C3?

#8BC6C3 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 #8BC6C3?

The RGB value is 139, 198, 195: 139 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC6C3?

The complementary color is #C68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC6C3 color

#8BC6C3 rgb(139, 198, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BC6C3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 77.6% green and 76.5% blue (139, 198, 195).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#8BC6C3 color codes

HEX	`#8BC6C3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 198, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 77.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, -19.53, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 20.06, 193.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.689, 49.815, 59.09)`
Decimal	`9160387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC6C3, 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 #8BC6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #8BC6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc6c3; }
.text { color: #8bc6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 198 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc6c3, #8bacc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BC6C3?: #8BC6C3 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 #8BC6C3?: The RGB value is 139, 198, 195: 139 red, 198 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC6C3?: The complementary color is #C68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.