What color is #8DBFBD?

#8DBFBD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DBFBD?

The RGB value is 141, 191, 189: 141 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DBFBD?

The complementary color is #BF8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DBFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DBFBD color

#8DBFBD rgb(141, 191, 189)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DBFBD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (141, 191, 189).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#8DBFBD color codes

HEX	`#8DBFBD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 191, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 74.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, -16.73, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 17.28, 194.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.798, 46.597, 55.084)`
Decimal	`9289661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DBFBD, 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 #8DBFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DBFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #8DBFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dbfbd; }
.text { color: #8dbfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dbfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 191 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dbfbd, #8da8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DBFBD?: #8DBFBD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DBFBD?: The RGB value is 141, 191, 189: 141 red, 191 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DBFBD?: The complementary color is #BF8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DBFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.