What color is #8DC4BC?

#8DC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DC4BC?

The RGB value is 141, 196, 188: 141 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC4BC?

The complementary color is #C48D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC4BC color

#8DC4BC rgb(141, 196, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 76.9% green and 73.7% blue (141, 196, 188).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#8DC4BC color codes

HEX	`#8DC4BC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 196, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 76.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.31, -19.51, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.31, 19.59, 185.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.799, 48.771, 54.884)`
Decimal	`9290940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC4BC, 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 #8DC4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #8DC4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc4bc; }
.text { color: #8dc4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 196 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc4bc, #8db1c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8DC4BC?: #8DC4BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DC4BC?: The RGB value is 141, 196, 188: 141 red, 196 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC4BC?: The complementary color is #C48D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.