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#8BC6BB Color

#8BC6BB is rgb(139, 198, 187) in RGB, hsl(169, 34%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BC6BB
HEX#8BC6BB
RGBrgb(139, 198, 187)
HSLhsl(169, 34%, 66%)
HSVhsv(169, 30%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.063 181.7)
LABlab(75.60% -21.57 -0.90)
LCHlch(75.60% 21.59 182.39)

What #8BC6BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8BC6BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#8BC6BB Channel Values

How #8BC6BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 139 · G 198 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 34% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 30% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BC6BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8BC6BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BC6BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8BC6BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #8BC6BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8BC6BB
Protanopia#BEBEBB
Protanomaly#ACC1BB
Deuteranopia#B5B5BC
Deuteranomaly#A6BCBC
Tritanopia#8DC5C5
Tritanomaly#8CC5C1
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #8BC6BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8bc6bb: #8BC6BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BC6BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bc6bb': '#8BC6BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.776, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_8bc6bb">#8BC6BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BC6BB"

More Green Colors

#8BC6BB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8BC6BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BC6BB?

#8BC6BB is a light green — rgb(139, 198, 187) in RGB and hsl(169, 34%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.82.

What is the RGB value of #8BC6BB?

#8BC6BB is rgb(139, 198, 187) — red 139, green 198, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BC6BB?

#8BC6BB converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BC6BB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BC6BB scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BC6BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BC6BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.29, which is visibly different.

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