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#8BDABA Color

#8BDABA is rgb(139, 218, 186) in RGB, hsl(156, 52%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 15%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BDABA
HEX#8BDABA
RGBrgb(139, 218, 186)
HSLhsl(156, 52%, 70%)
HSVhsv(156, 36%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 15%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(82.8% 0.091 166.7)
LABlab(81.28% -30.67 7.75)
LCHlch(81.28% 31.63 165.82)

What #8BDABA 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 #8BDABA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 4.19Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 4.95Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.49Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.05Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.84Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.11

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

#8BDABA Channel Values

How #8BDABA 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 218 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 52% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 36% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BDABA 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BDABA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BDABA

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

Base
#8BDABA
Complementary
#DA8BAB
Analogous
#8BDA93
Analogous
#8BD2DA
Triadic
#BA8BDA
Triadic
#DABA8B
Split comp.
#DA8BD2
Split comp.
#DA938B

Tints & Shades of #8BDABA

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.

Tints

#9ADFC4
#AAE4CD
#B9E9D6
#C9EEDF
#D8F3E8
#E8F8F1

Shades

#68CFA6
#41C38F
#33A376
#277C5A
#1C5941
#103225

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BDABA.

How #8BDABA 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#8BDABA
Protanopia#CFCFBA
Protanomaly#B8D4BA
Deuteranopia#C4C4BC
Deuteranomaly#B0CDBB
Tritanopia#91D6D6
Tritanomaly#8FD8CC
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BDABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8bdaba: #8BDABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BDABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8bdaba': '#8BDABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.855, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_8bdaba">#8BDABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BDABA"

More Green Colors

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

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#8BDABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BDABA?

#8BDABA is a light green — rgb(139, 218, 186) in RGB and hsl(156, 52%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #8BDABA?

#8BDABA is rgb(139, 218, 186) — red 139, green 218, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BDABA?

#8BDABA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 15%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BDABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BDABA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8BDABA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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