What color is #8BD6D3?

#8BD6D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BD6D3?

The RGB value is 139, 214, 211: 139 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BD6D3?

The complementary color is #D68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BD6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BD6D3 color

#8BD6D3 rgb(139, 214, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BD6D3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 83.9% green and 82.7% blue (139, 214, 211).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 48% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#8BD6D3 color codes

HEX	`#8BD6D3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 214, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 83.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 48%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 35%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.9, -23.82, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.9, 24.54, 193.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.448, 58.282, 70.417)`
Decimal	`9164499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BD6D3, 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 #8BD6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BD6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #8BD6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bd6d3; }
.text { color: #8bd6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bd6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 214 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bd6d3, #8bb3d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BD6D3?: #8BD6D3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BD6D3?: The RGB value is 139, 214, 211: 139 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BD6D3?: The complementary color is #D68B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BD6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.