What color is #8EB0BB?

#8EB0BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB0BB?

The RGB value is 142, 176, 187: 142 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB0BB?

The complementary color is #BB998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB0BB color

#8EB0BB rgb(142, 176, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB0BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69% green and 73.3% blue (142, 176, 187).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#8EB0BB color codes

HEX	`#8EB0BB`
RGB	`rgb(142, 176, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -9.01, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 13.03, 226.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.648, 40.388, 52.921)`
Decimal	`9351355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB0BB, 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 #8EB0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #8EB0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb0bb; }
.text { color: #8eb0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 176 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb0bb, #8e9abb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EB0BB?: #8EB0BB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB0BB?: The RGB value is 142, 176, 187: 142 red, 176 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB0BB?: The complementary color is #BB998E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.