What color is #8BDFD1?

#8BDFD1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BDFD1?

The RGB value is 139, 223, 209: 139 red, 223 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BDFD1?

The complementary color is #DF8B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BDFD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BDFD1 color

#8BDFD1 rgb(139, 223, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BDFD1 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 87.5% green and 82% blue (139, 223, 209).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 57% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Tantalising Teal (#87DCCE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#8BDFD1 color codes

HEX	`#8BDFD1`
RGB	`rgb(139, 223, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 87.5%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 57%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 38%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, -28.67, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 28.69, 182.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.539, 62.865, 69.886)`
Decimal	`9166801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BDFD1, 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 #8BDFD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BDFD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #8BDFD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bdfd1; }
.text { color: #8bdfd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bdfd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 223 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bdfd1, #8bc3df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8BDFD1?: #8BDFD1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BDFD1?: The RGB value is 139, 223, 209: 139 red, 223 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BDFD1?: The complementary color is #DF8B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BDFD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.