What color is #8BC7CC?

#8BC7CC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BC7CC?

The RGB value is 139, 199, 204: 139 red, 199 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BC7CC?

The complementary color is #CC908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BC7CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BC7CC color

#8BC7CC rgb(139, 199, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BC7CC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 78% green and 80% blue (139, 199, 204).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#8BC7CC color codes

HEX	`#8BC7CC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 199, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 78%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -17.94, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 19.92, 205.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.966, 50.693, 64.688)`
Decimal	`9160652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BC7CC, 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 #8BC7CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BC7CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #8BC7CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bc7cc; }
.text { color: #8bc7cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bc7cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 199 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bc7cc, #8ba6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BC7CC?: #8BC7CC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BC7CC?: The RGB value is 139, 199, 204: 139 red, 199 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BC7CC?: The complementary color is #CC908B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BC7CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.