What color is #8EC3B6?

#8EC3B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EC3B6?

The RGB value is 142, 195, 182: 142 red, 195 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EC3B6?

The complementary color is #C38E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EC3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EC3B6 color

#8EC3B6 rgb(142, 195, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EC3B6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 76.5% green and 71.4% blue (142, 195, 182).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#8EC3B6 color codes

HEX	`#8EC3B6`
RGB	`rgb(142, 195, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 76.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, -20.01, 0.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 20.04, 177.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.111, 48.157, 51.481)`
Decimal	`9356214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EC3B6, 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 #8EC3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EC3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #8EC3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ec3b6; }
.text { color: #8ec3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ec3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 195 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ec3b6, #8eb6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8EC3B6?: #8EC3B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EC3B6?: The RGB value is 142, 195, 182: 142 red, 195 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EC3B6?: The complementary color is #C38E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EC3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.