Information about #8EBCBA color

#8EBCBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #8EBCBA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(142, 188, 186) (55.7% red, 73.7% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 18 / 0 / 1 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8EBCBA reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moby (#8EB2BE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shadow Green (#9AC0B6) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

The recipe behind #8EBCBA is rgb(142, 188, 186), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8EBCBA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #8EBCBA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#8EBCBA color variations

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#8EBCBA 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 #8EBCBA

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

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8EBCBA
  • RGB142, 188, 186
  • CMYK18, 0, 1, 26
  • CSSrgb(142, 188, 186)
  • HSL177°, 26%, 65%
  • HSL Precise177.391°, 25.556%, 64.706%
  • HSV177°, 24%, 74%
  • HSB177°, 24%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.737, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.737, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.737, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8EBCBA
  • DECIMAL ID9354426
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01