What color is #8CB9B5?

#8CB9B5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CB9B5?

The RGB value is 140, 185, 181: 140 red, 185 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CB9B5?

The complementary color is #B98C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CB9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CB9B5 color

#8CB9B5 rgb(140, 185, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8CB9B5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 72.5% green and 71% blue (140, 185, 181).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#8CB9B5 color codes

HEX	`#8CB9B5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 185, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 72.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, -15.72, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 15.98, 190.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.502, 43.608, 50.201)`
Decimal	`9222581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CB9B5, 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 #8CB9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CB9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #8CB9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cb9b5; }
.text { color: #8cb9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cb9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 185 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cb9b5, #8ca6b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CB9B5?: #8CB9B5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CB9B5?: The RGB value is 140, 185, 181: 140 red, 185 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CB9B5?: The complementary color is #B98C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CB9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.