What color is #8BF9F5?

#8BF9F5 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BF9F5?

The RGB value is 139, 249, 245: 139 red, 249 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BF9F5?

The complementary color is #F98B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BF9F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BF9F5 color

#8BF9F5 rgb(139, 249, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8BF9F5 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 97.6% green and 96.1% blue (139, 249, 245).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 90% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#8BF9F5 color codes

HEX	`#8BF9F5`
RGB	`rgb(139, 249, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 97.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 90%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 44%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.61, -32.54, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.61, 33.5, 193.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.998, 79.828, 98.562)`
Decimal	`9173493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BF9F5, 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 #8BF9F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BF9F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	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 #8BF9F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bf9f5; }
.text { color: #8bf9f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bf9f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 249 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bf9f5, #8bc6f9); }

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Questions

What color is #8BF9F5?: #8BF9F5 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BF9F5?: The RGB value is 139, 249, 245: 139 red, 249 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BF9F5?: The complementary color is #F98B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BF9F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.