What color is #8BD1C5?

#8BD1C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shore. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BD1C5?

The RGB value is 139, 209, 197: 139 red, 209 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BD1C5?

The complementary color is #D18B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BD1C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BD1C5 color

#8BD1C5 rgb(139, 209, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BD1C5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 82% green and 77.3% blue (139, 209, 197).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Shore (#81D5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#8BD1C5 color codes

HEX	`#8BD1C5`
RGB	`rgb(139, 209, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 82%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.11, -24.57, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.11, 24.59, 182.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.522, 55.119, 61.158)`
Decimal	`9163205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BD1C5, 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 #8BD1C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BD1C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #8BD1C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bd1c5; }
.text { color: #8bd1c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bd1c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 209 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bd1c5, #8bbad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BD1C5?: #8BD1C5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Shore. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BD1C5?: The RGB value is 139, 209, 197: 139 red, 209 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BD1C5?: The complementary color is #D18B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BD1C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.