What color is #8FB1AB?

#8FB1AB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FB1AB?

The RGB value is 143, 177, 171: 143 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB1AB?

The complementary color is #B18F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB1AB color

#8FB1AB rgb(143, 177, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8FB1AB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 69.4% green and 67.1% blue (143, 177, 171).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#8FB1AB color codes

HEX	`#8FB1AB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 177, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 69.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.63, -12.77, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.63, 12.79, 183.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.398, 40.223, 44.472)`
Decimal	`9417131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB1AB, 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 #8FB1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #8FB1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb1ab; }
.text { color: #8fb1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 177 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb1ab, #8fa6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FB1AB?: #8FB1AB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FB1AB?: The RGB value is 143, 177, 171: 143 red, 177 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB1AB?: The complementary color is #B18F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.