What color is #8CCBC5?

#8CCBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CCBC5?

The RGB value is 140, 203, 197: 140 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CCBC5?

The complementary color is #CB8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CCBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CCBC5 color

#8CCBC5 rgb(140, 203, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8CCBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 79.6% green and 77.3% blue (140, 203, 197).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#8CCBC5 color codes

HEX	`#8CCBC5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 203, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 79.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -21.31, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 21.58, 189.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.246, 52.316, 60.685)`
Decimal	`9227205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CCBC5, 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 #8CCBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CCBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #8CCBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ccbc5; }
.text { color: #8ccbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ccbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 203 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ccbc5, #8cb1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8CCBC5?: #8CCBC5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CCBC5?: The RGB value is 140, 203, 197: 140 red, 203 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CCBC5?: The complementary color is #CB8C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CCBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.