Information about #8BABB2 color

#8BABB2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #8BABB2 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(139, 171, 178) — 54.5% red, 67.1% green, 69.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 3 / 0 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8BABB2 is a calm, restrained cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Botticelli (#92ACB4) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 171, 178) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8BABB2: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #8BABB2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#8BABB2 color variations

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

#8BABB2 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 #8BABB2

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

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Smokescreen color link
Smokescreen

#93A2B7

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8BABB2
  • RGB139, 171, 178
  • CMYK15, 3, 0, 30
  • CSSrgb(139, 171, 178)
  • HSL191°, 20%, 62%
  • HSL Precise190.769°, 20.207%, 62.157%
  • HSV191°, 22%, 70%
  • HSB191°, 22%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.671, 0.698)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.671, 0.698, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.671, 0.698)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8BABB2
  • DECIMAL ID9153458
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01