What color is #8EB8B4?

#8EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EB8B4?

The RGB value is 142, 184, 180: 142 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EB8B4?

The complementary color is #B88E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EB8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EB8B4 color

#8EB8B4 rgb(142, 184, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.2% green and 70.6% blue (142, 184, 180).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#8EB8B4 color codes

HEX	`#8EB8B4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 184, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, -14.81, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 15.03, 189.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.532, 43.326, 49.609)`
Decimal	`9353396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EB8B4, 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 #8EB8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EB8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #8EB8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eb8b4; }
.text { color: #8eb8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eb8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 184 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eb8b4, #8ea7b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EB8B4?: #8EB8B4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EB8B4?: The RGB value is 142, 184, 180: 142 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EB8B4?: The complementary color is #B88E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EB8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.