What color is #8FC1BC?

#8FC1BC 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 #8FC1BC?

The RGB value is 143, 193, 188: 143 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FC1BC?

The complementary color is #C18F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FC1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FC1BC color

#8FC1BC rgb(143, 193, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FC1BC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (143, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% 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 10.52:1).

#8FC1BC color codes

HEX	`#8FC1BC`
RGB	`rgb(143, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.58, -17.38, -2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.58, 17.61, 189.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.472, 47.609, 54.677)`
Decimal	`9421244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FC1BC, 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 #8FC1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FC1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #8FC1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fc1bc; }
.text { color: #8fc1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fc1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fc1bc, #8fadc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FC1BC?: #8FC1BC 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 #8FC1BC?: The RGB value is 143, 193, 188: 143 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FC1BC?: The complementary color is #C18F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FC1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.