What color is #8FB8B7?

#8FB8B7 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 #8FB8B7?

The RGB value is 143, 184, 183: 143 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FB8B7?

The complementary color is #B88F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FB8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FB8B7 color

#8FB8B7 rgb(143, 184, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FB8B7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (143, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#8FB8B7 color codes

HEX	`#8FB8B7`
RGB	`rgb(143, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, -13.83, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 14.4, 196.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.013, 43.538, 51.244)`
Decimal	`9418935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FB8B7, 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 #8FB8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FB8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #8FB8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fb8b7; }
.text { color: #8fb8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fb8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fb8b7, #8fa5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FB8B7?: #8FB8B7 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 #8FB8B7?: The RGB value is 143, 184, 183: 143 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FB8B7?: The complementary color is #B88F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FB8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.