What color is #8CC2BF?

#8CC2BF 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 #8CC2BF?

The RGB value is 140, 194, 191: 140 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC2BF?

The complementary color is #C28C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC2BF color

#8CC2BF rgb(140, 194, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8CC2BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (140, 194, 191).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#8CC2BF color codes

HEX	`#8CC2BF`
RGB	`rgb(140, 194, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 76.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -18.11, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 18.59, 192.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.508, 47.919, 56.448)`
Decimal	`9224895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC2BF, 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 #8CC2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #8CC2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc2bf; }
.text { color: #8cc2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 194 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc2bf, #8caac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CC2BF?: #8CC2BF 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 #8CC2BF?: The RGB value is 140, 194, 191: 140 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC2BF?: The complementary color is #C28C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.