What color is #8DABA9?

#8DABA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DABA9?

The RGB value is 141, 171, 169: 141 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DABA9?

The complementary color is #AB8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DABA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DABA9 color

#8DABA9 rgb(141, 171, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DABA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (141, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#8DABA9 color codes

HEX	`#8DABA9`
RGB	`rgb(141, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.76, -10.67, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.76, 10.94, 192.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.707, 37.652, 43.073)`
Decimal	`9284521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DABA9, 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 #8DABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DABA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #8DABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8daba9; }
.text { color: #8daba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8daba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8daba9, #8d9eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8DABA9?: #8DABA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DABA9?: The RGB value is 141, 171, 169: 141 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DABA9?: The complementary color is #AB8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DABA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.