What color is #8EBBB3?

#8EBBB3 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 #8EBBB3?

The RGB value is 142, 187, 179: 142 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBBB3?

The complementary color is #BB8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBBB3 color

#8EBBB3 rgb(142, 187, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EBBB3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 73.3% green and 70.2% blue (142, 187, 179).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#8EBBB3 color codes

HEX	`#8EBBB3`
RGB	`rgb(142, 187, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 73.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -16.58, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 16.6, 182.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.06, 44.545, 49.284)`
Decimal	`9354163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBBB3, 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 #8EBBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #8EBBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebbb3; }
.text { color: #8ebbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 187 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebbb3, #8eadbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8EBBB3?: #8EBBB3 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 #8EBBB3?: The RGB value is 142, 187, 179: 142 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBBB3?: The complementary color is #BB8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.