What color is #8EBACA?

#8EBACA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBACA?

The RGB value is 142, 186, 202: 142 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBACA?

The complementary color is #CA9E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBACA color

#8EBACA rgb(142, 186, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8EBACA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (142, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#8EBACA color codes

HEX	`#8EBACA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -10.8, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 16.76, 229.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.372, 45.131, 62.502)`
Decimal	`9353930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBACA, 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 #8EBACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #8EBACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebaca; }
.text { color: #8ebaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebaca, #8e9cca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EBACA?: #8EBACA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBACA?: The RGB value is 142, 186, 202: 142 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBACA?: The complementary color is #CA9E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.