What color is #8FCDBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #8FCDBF?

The RGB value is 143, 205, 191: 143 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FCDBF?

The complementary color is #CD8F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FCDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FCDBF color

#8FCDBF rgb(143, 205, 191)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 80.4% green and 74.9% blue (143, 205, 191).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#8FCDBF color codes

HEX	`#8FCDBF`
RGB	`rgb(143, 205, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 80.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.03, -22.78, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.03, 22.78, 178.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.56, 53.262, 57.318)`
Decimal	`9424319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FCDBF, 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 #8FCDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FCDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #8FCDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fcdbf; }
.text { color: #8fcdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fcdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 205 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fcdbf, #8fbccd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8FCDBF?: #8FCDBF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FCDBF?: The RGB value is 143, 205, 191: 143 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FCDBF?: The complementary color is #CD8F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FCDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.