What color is #8DD2BC?

#8DD2BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DD2BC?

The RGB value is 141, 210, 188: 141 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DD2BC?

The complementary color is #D28DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DD2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DD2BC color

#8DD2BC rgb(141, 210, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #8DD2BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 82.4% green and 73.7% blue (141, 210, 188).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#8DD2BC color codes

HEX	`#8DD2BC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 210, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 82.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.26, -26.46, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.26, 26.77, 171.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.105, 55.384, 55.986)`
Decimal	`9294524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DD2BC, 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 #8DD2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DD2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #8DD2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dd2bc; }
.text { color: #8dd2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dd2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 210 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dd2bc, #8dc6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #8DD2BC?: #8DD2BC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DD2BC?: The RGB value is 141, 210, 188: 141 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DD2BC?: The complementary color is #D28DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DD2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.