What color is #8FB5B2?

#8FB5B2 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 #8FB5B2?

The RGB value is 143, 181, 178: 143 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB5B2?

The complementary color is #B58F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB5B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB5B2 color

#8FB5B2 rgb(143, 181, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FB5B2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 71% green and 69.8% blue (143, 181, 178).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#8FB5B2 color codes

HEX	`#8FB5B2`
RGB	`rgb(143, 181, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 71%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.94, -13.36, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.94, 13.63, 191.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.885, 42.1, 48.346)`
Decimal	`9418162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB5B2, 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 #8FB5B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB5B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #8FB5B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb5b2; }
.text { color: #8fb5b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb5b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 181 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb5b2, #8fa5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FB5B2?: #8FB5B2 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 #8FB5B2?: The RGB value is 143, 181, 178: 143 red, 181 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB5B2?: The complementary color is #B58F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB5B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.