What color is #8EB2BB?

#8EB2BB 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 #8EB2BB?

The RGB value is 142, 178, 187: 142 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB2BB?

The complementary color is #BB978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB2BB color

#8EB2BB rgb(142, 178, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB2BB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 69.8% green and 73.3% blue (142, 178, 187).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#8EB2BB color codes

HEX	`#8EB2BB`
RGB	`rgb(142, 178, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 69.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -10.08, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 13.24, 220.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.043, 41.178, 53.053)`
Decimal	`9351867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB2BB, 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 #8EB2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #8EB2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb2bb; }
.text { color: #8eb2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 178 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb2bb, #8e9bbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EB2BB?: #8EB2BB 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 #8EB2BB?: The RGB value is 142, 178, 187: 142 red, 178 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB2BB?: The complementary color is #BB978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.