What color is #8BCDBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #8BCDBC?

The RGB value is 139, 205, 188: 139 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BCDBC?

The complementary color is #CD8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BCDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BCDBC color

#8BCDBC rgb(139, 205, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 80.4% green and 73.7% blue (139, 205, 188).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#8BCDBC color codes

HEX	`#8BCDBC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 205, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 80.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, -24.59, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 24.66, 175.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.553, 52.78, 55.565)`
Decimal	`9162172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BCDBC, 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 #8BCDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BCDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #8BCDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bcdbc; }
.text { color: #8bcdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bcdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 205 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bcdbc, #8bbdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8BCDBC?: #8BCDBC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BCDBC?: The RGB value is 139, 205, 188: 139 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BCDBC?: The complementary color is #CD8B9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BCDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.