What color is #8FBBB1?

#8FBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBBB1?

The RGB value is 143, 187, 177: 143 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBBB1?

The complementary color is #BB8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBBB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBBB1 color

#8FBBB1 rgb(143, 187, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 73.3% green and 69.4% blue (143, 187, 177).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#8FBBB1 color codes

HEX	`#8FBBB1`
RGB	`rgb(143, 187, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 73.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, -16.7, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 16.7, 179)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.031, 44.553, 48.235)`
Decimal	`9419697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBBB1, 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 #8FBBB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBBB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #8FBBB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbbb1; }
.text { color: #8fbbb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbbb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 187 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbbb1, #8fafbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8FBBB1?: #8FBBB1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBBB1?: The RGB value is 143, 187, 177: 143 red, 187 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBBB1?: The complementary color is #BB8F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBBB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.