What color is #8DC1BF?

#8DC1BF 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 #8DC1BF?

The RGB value is 141, 193, 191: 141 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC1BF?

The complementary color is #C18D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC1BF color

#8DC1BF rgb(141, 193, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DC1BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (141, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% 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 10.51:1).

#8DC1BF color codes

HEX	`#8DC1BF`
RGB	`rgb(141, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.55, -17.31, -4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.55, 17.88, 194.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.455, 47.562, 56.382)`
Decimal	`9290175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC1BF, 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 #8DC1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #8DC1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc1bf; }
.text { color: #8dc1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc1bf, #8da9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DC1BF?: #8DC1BF 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 #8DC1BF?: The RGB value is 141, 193, 191: 141 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC1BF?: The complementary color is #C18D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.