Information about #8BB8AA color

#8BB8AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8BB8AA is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(139, 184, 170) — 54.5% red, 72.2% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 5 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#8BB8AA presents itself as a softly toned minty spring green — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Serenity (#8DBFA3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

In RGB terms — rgb(139, 184, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #8BB8AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #8BB8AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8BB8AA color variations

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#8BB8AA 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 #8BB8AA

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

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8BB8AA
  • RGB139, 184, 170
  • CMYK18, 0, 5, 28
  • CSSrgb(139, 184, 170)
  • HSL161°, 24%, 63%
  • HSL Precise161.333°, 24.064%, 63.333%
  • HSV161°, 24%, 72%
  • HSB161°, 24%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.545, 0.722, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.545, 0.722, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.545, 0.722, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8BB8AA
  • DECIMAL ID9156778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01