What color is #8FBDB9?

#8FBDB9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBDB9?

The RGB value is 143, 189, 185: 143 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBDB9?

The complementary color is #BD8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBDB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBDB9 color

#8FBDB9 rgb(143, 189, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FBDB9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 74.1% green and 72.5% blue (143, 189, 185).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#8FBDB9 color codes

HEX	`#8FBDB9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 189, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 74.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 24%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.37, -15.99, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.37, 16.26, 190.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.28, 45.736, 52.701)`
Decimal	`9420217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBDB9, 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 #8FBDB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBDB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #8FBDB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbdb9; }
.text { color: #8fbdb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbdb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 189 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbdb9, #8faabd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FBDB9?: #8FBDB9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBDB9?: The RGB value is 143, 189, 185: 143 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBDB9?: The complementary color is #BD8F93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBDB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.