What color is #8CBBB4?

#8CBBB4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CBBB4?

The RGB value is 140, 187, 180: 140 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CBBB4?

The complementary color is #BB8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CBBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CBBB4 color

#8CBBB4 rgb(140, 187, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8CBBB4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (140, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#8CBBB4 color codes

HEX	`#8CBBB4`
RGB	`rgb(140, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, -16.98, -1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 17.05, 185.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.821, 44.41, 49.803)`
Decimal	`9223092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CBBB4, 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 #8CBBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CBBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #8CBBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cbbb4; }
.text { color: #8cbbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cbbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cbbb4, #8cabbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CBBB4?: #8CBBB4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CBBB4?: The RGB value is 140, 187, 180: 140 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CBBB4?: The complementary color is #BB8C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CBBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.