What color is #8DC1BE?

#8DC1BE 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 #8DC1BE?

The RGB value is 141, 193, 190: 141 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC1BE?

The complementary color is #C18D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC1BE color

#8DC1BE rgb(141, 193, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DC1BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 75.7% green and 74.5% blue (141, 193, 190).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#8DC1BE color codes

HEX	`#8DC1BE`
RGB	`rgb(141, 193, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 75.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -17.53, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 17.98, 192.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.346, 47.518, 55.804)`
Decimal	`9290174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC1BE, 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 #8DC1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #8DC1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc1be; }
.text { color: #8dc1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 193 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc1be, #8daac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DC1BE?: #8DC1BE 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 #8DC1BE?: The RGB value is 141, 193, 190: 141 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC1BE?: The complementary color is #C18D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.