What color is #8CBFBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #8CBFBD?

The RGB value is 140, 191, 189: 140 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CBFBD?

The complementary color is #BF8C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CBFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CBFBD color

#8CBFBD rgb(140, 191, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (140, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#8CBFBD color codes

HEX	`#8CBFBD`
RGB	`rgb(140, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, -17.03, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 17.59, 194.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.628, 46.509, 55.076)`
Decimal	`9224125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CBFBD, 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 #8CBFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CBFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #8CBFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cbfbd; }
.text { color: #8cbfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cbfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cbfbd, #8ca8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CBFBD?: #8CBFBD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CBFBD?: The RGB value is 140, 191, 189: 140 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CBFBD?: The complementary color is #BF8C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CBFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.