Information about #8AB7B5 color

#8AB7B5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8AB7B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(138, 183, 181) — 54.1% red, 71.8% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 1 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8AB7B5 presents itself as a gently muted cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Moby (#8EB2BE) and Botticelli (#92ACB4).

In RGB terms — rgb(138, 183, 181) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #8AB7B5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8AB7B5 color variations

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#8AB7B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8AB7B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

#8AB7B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8AB7B5
  • RGB138, 183, 181
  • CMYK18, 0, 1, 28
  • HSL177°, 24%, 63%
  • HSL Precise177.333°, 23.81%, 62.941%
  • HSV177°, 25%, 72%
  • HSB177°, 25%, 72%
  • HEX ID8AB7B5
  • DECIMAL ID9090997
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
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