What color is #8EBBBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #8EBBBA?

The RGB value is 142, 187, 186: 142 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EBBBA?

The complementary color is #BB8E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EBBBA?

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.

#8EBBBA color

#8EBBBA rgb(142, 187, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (142, 187, 186).

Its hue angle is 179°, 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 Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8EBBBA color codes

HEX	`#8EBBBA`
RGB	`rgb(142, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, -15.04, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 15.66, 196.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.786, 44.835, 53.108)`
Decimal	`9354170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#8EBBBA 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 #8EBBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ebbba; }
.text { color: #8ebbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ebbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ebbba, #8ea5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EBBBA?: #8EBBBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EBBBA?: The RGB value is 142, 187, 186: 142 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EBBBA?: The complementary color is #BB8E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EBBBA?: 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.