What color is #8EBBB9?

#8EBBB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EBBB9?

The RGB value is 142, 187, 185: 142 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBBB9?

The complementary color is #BB8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EBBB9 color

#8EBBB9 rgb(142, 187, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EBBB9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (142, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#8EBBB9 color codes

HEX	`#8EBBB9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.76, -15.26, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.76, 15.74, 194.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.68, 44.793, 52.55)`
Decimal	`9354169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EBBB9, 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 #8EBBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EBBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	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 #8EBBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebbb9; }
.text { color: #8ebbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebbb9, #8ea6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EBBB9?: #8EBBB9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBBB9?: The RGB value is 142, 187, 185: 142 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBBB9?: The complementary color is #BB8E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.