What color is #8DBAB1?

#8DBAB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DBAB1?

The RGB value is 141, 186, 177: 141 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBAB1?

The complementary color is #BA8D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBAB1 color

#8DBAB1 rgb(141, 186, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DBAB1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 72.9% green and 69.4% blue (141, 186, 177).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#8DBAB1 color codes

HEX	`#8DBAB1`
RGB	`rgb(141, 186, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 72.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -16.81, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 16.81, 181.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.477, 43.953, 48.148)`
Decimal	`9288369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBAB1, 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 #8DBAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #8DBAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbab1; }
.text { color: #8dbab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 186 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbab1, #8dadba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8DBAB1?: #8DBAB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DBAB1?: The RGB value is 141, 186, 177: 141 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBAB1?: The complementary color is #BA8D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.