What color is #8FC4BF?

#8FC4BF 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 #8FC4BF?

The RGB value is 143, 196, 191: 143 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FC4BF?

The complementary color is #C48F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FC4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FC4BF color

#8FC4BF rgb(143, 196, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FC4BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (143, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#8FC4BF color codes

HEX	`#8FC4BF`
RGB	`rgb(143, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, -18.25, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 18.5, 189.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.469, 49.079, 56.621)`
Decimal	`9422015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FC4BF, 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 #8FC4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FC4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #8FC4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fc4bf; }
.text { color: #8fc4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fc4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fc4bf, #8fafc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FC4BF?: #8FC4BF 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 #8FC4BF?: The RGB value is 143, 196, 191: 143 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FC4BF?: The complementary color is #C48F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FC4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.