What color is #8EB6BA?

#8EB6BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB6BA?

The RGB value is 142, 182, 186: 142 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB6BA?

The complementary color is #BA928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB6BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB6BA color

#8EB6BA rgb(142, 182, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB6BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 71.4% green and 72.9% blue (142, 182, 186).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#8EB6BA color codes

HEX	`#8EB6BA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 182, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 71.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 2%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -12.42, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 13.99, 207.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.744, 42.75, 52.76)`
Decimal	`9352890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB6BA, 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 #8EB6BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB6BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #8EB6BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb6ba; }
.text { color: #8eb6ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb6ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 182 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb6ba, #8ea0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EB6BA?: #8EB6BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB6BA?: The RGB value is 142, 182, 186: 142 red, 182 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB6BA?: The complementary color is #BA928E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB6BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.