Information about #8BABA3 color

#8BABA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8BABA3 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 171, 163) — 54.5% red, 67.1% green, 63.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 3 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8BABA3 reads as a softly toned water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cascade (#8BA9A5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4) and Aqua Blue (#86ABA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 171, 163) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8BABA3: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #8BABA3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8BABA3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8BABA3 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 #8BABA3

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

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Dusted Blue color link
Dusted Blue

#929FA2

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8BABA3
  • RGB139, 171, 163
  • CMYK13, 0, 3, 33
  • CSSrgb(139, 171, 163)
  • HSL165°, 16%, 61%
  • HSL Precise165°, 16%, 60.784%
  • HSV165°, 19%, 67%
  • HSB165°, 19%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.671, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.671, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.671, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8BABA3
  • DECIMAL ID9153443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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