What color is #8DB3B1?

#8DB3B1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DB3B1?

The RGB value is 141, 179, 177: 141 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DB3B1?

The complementary color is #B38D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DB3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DB3B1 color

#8DB3B1 rgb(141, 179, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DB3B1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 70.2% green and 69.4% blue (141, 179, 177).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#8DB3B1 color codes

HEX	`#8DB3B1`
RGB	`rgb(141, 179, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 70.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.23, -13.16, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.23, 13.55, 193.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.038, 41.076, 47.669)`
Decimal	`9286577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DB3B1, 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 #8DB3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DB3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #8DB3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8db3b1; }
.text { color: #8db3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8db3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 179 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8db3b1, #8da2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DB3B1?: #8DB3B1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DB3B1?: The RGB value is 141, 179, 177: 141 red, 179 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DB3B1?: The complementary color is #B38D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DB3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.