What color is #8EBAC4?

#8EBAC4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBAC4?

The RGB value is 142, 186, 196: 142 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBAC4?

The complementary color is #C4988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBAC4 color

#8EBAC4 rgb(142, 186, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EBAC4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (142, 186, 196).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#8EBAC4 color codes

HEX	`#8EBAC4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 186, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -12.22, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 15.67, 218.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.675, 44.852, 58.833)`
Decimal	`9353924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBAC4, 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 #8EBAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #8EBAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebac4; }
.text { color: #8ebac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 186 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebac4, #8e9fc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EBAC4?: #8EBAC4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBAC4?: The RGB value is 142, 186, 196: 142 red, 186 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBAC4?: The complementary color is #C4988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.