What color is #8BCFCA?

#8BCFCA 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 #8BCFCA?

The RGB value is 139, 207, 202: 139 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BCFCA?

The complementary color is #CF8B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BCFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BCFCA color

#8BCFCA rgb(139, 207, 202)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (139, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#8BCFCA color codes

HEX	`#8BCFCA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, -22.44, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 22.86, 190.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.617, 54.376, 64.063)`
Decimal	`9162698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BCFCA, 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 #8BCFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BCFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #8BCFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bcfca; }
.text { color: #8bcfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bcfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bcfca, #8bb2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BCFCA?: #8BCFCA 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 #8BCFCA?: The RGB value is 139, 207, 202: 139 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BCFCA?: The complementary color is #CF8B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BCFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.