What color is #8DC0CB?

#8DC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DC0CB?

The RGB value is 141, 192, 203: 141 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC0CB?

The complementary color is #CB988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC0CB color

#8DC0CB rgb(141, 192, 203)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 75.3% green and 79.6% blue (141, 192, 203).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#8DC0CB color codes

HEX	`#8DC0CB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 192, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 75.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.62, -14, -10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.62, 17.75, 217.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.61, 47.672, 63.55)`
Decimal	`9289931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC0CB, 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 #8DC0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #8DC0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc0cb; }
.text { color: #8dc0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 192 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc0cb, #8da1cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DC0CB?: #8DC0CB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DC0CB?: The RGB value is 141, 192, 203: 141 red, 192 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC0CB?: The complementary color is #CB988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.