What color is #8EBAB4?

#8EBAB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBAB4?

The RGB value is 142, 186, 180: 142 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBAB4?

The complementary color is #BA8E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBAB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBAB4 color

#8EBAB4 rgb(142, 186, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EBAB4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.9% green and 70.6% blue (142, 186, 180).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#8EBAB4 color codes

HEX	`#8EBAB4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 186, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.34, -15.84, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.34, 15.94, 186.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.95, 44.162, 49.748)`
Decimal	`9353908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBAB4, 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 #8EBAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBAB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #8EBAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebab4; }
.text { color: #8ebab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 186 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebab4, #8eaaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EBAB4?: #8EBAB4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBAB4?: The RGB value is 142, 186, 180: 142 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBAB4?: The complementary color is #BA8E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBAB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.