What color is #8DABB2?

#8DABB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DABB2?

The RGB value is 141, 171, 178: 141 red, 171 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DABB2?

The complementary color is #B2948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DABB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DABB2 color

#8DABB2 rgb(141, 171, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8DABB2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 67.1% green and 69.8% blue (141, 171, 178).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#8DABB2 color codes

HEX	`#8DABB2`
RGB	`rgb(141, 171, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 67.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, -8.69, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 11.16, 218.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.581, 38.002, 47.677)`
Decimal	`9284530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DABB2, 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 #8DABB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DABB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #8DABB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dabb2; }
.text { color: #8dabb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dabb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 171 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dabb2, #8d99b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8DABB2?: #8DABB2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DABB2?: The RGB value is 141, 171, 178: 141 red, 171 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DABB2?: The complementary color is #B2948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DABB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.