What color is #8DB0A8?

#8DB0A8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB0A8?

The RGB value is 141, 176, 168: 141 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB0A8?

The complementary color is #B08D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB0A8 color

#8DB0A8 rgb(141, 176, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DB0A8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 69% green and 65.9% blue (141, 176, 168).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#8DB0A8 color codes

HEX	`#8DB0A8`
RGB	`rgb(141, 176, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 69%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -13.53, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 13.53, 179.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.576, 39.539, 42.901)`
Decimal	`9285800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB0A8, 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 #8DB0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #8DB0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db0a8; }
.text { color: #8db0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 176 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db0a8, #8da7b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DB0A8?: #8DB0A8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB0A8?: The RGB value is 141, 176, 168: 141 red, 176 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB0A8?: The complementary color is #B08D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.