What color is #8BC7BF?

#8BC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC7BF?

The RGB value is 139, 199, 191: 139 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC7BF?

The complementary color is #C78B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC7BF color

#8BC7BF rgb(139, 199, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 78% green and 74.9% blue (139, 199, 191).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8BC7BF color codes

HEX	`#8BC7BF`
RGB	`rgb(139, 199, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 78%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, -20.94, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 21.05, 185.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.472, 50.095, 56.817)`
Decimal	`9160639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC7BF, 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 #8BC7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #8BC7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc7bf; }
.text { color: #8bc7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 199 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc7bf, #8bb1c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BC7BF?: #8BC7BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC7BF?: The RGB value is 139, 199, 191: 139 red, 199 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC7BF?: The complementary color is #C78B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.