What color is #8BCCC8?

#8BCCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BCCC8?

The RGB value is 139, 204, 200: 139 red, 204 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BCCC8?

The complementary color is #CC8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BCCC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BCCC8 color

#8BCCC8 rgb(139, 204, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BCCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 80% green and 78.4% blue (139, 204, 200).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#8BCCC8 color codes

HEX	`#8BCCC8`
RGB	`rgb(139, 204, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 80%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.78, -21.4, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.78, 21.89, 192.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.662, 52.842, 62.584)`
Decimal	`9161928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BCCC8, 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 #8BCCC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BCCC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #8BCCC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bccc8; }
.text { color: #8bccc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bccc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 204 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bccc8, #8bb0cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BCCC8?: #8BCCC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BCCC8?: The RGB value is 139, 204, 200: 139 red, 204 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BCCC8?: The complementary color is #CC8B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BCCC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.