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#8BBBBC closest to Riverbed

#8BBBBC is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 73.3% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(139, 187, 188)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #8BBBBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.93:1.

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Variations of #8BBBBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8BBBBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8BBBBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8BBBBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABAFBC
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B6BC
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB7BC
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABAFBC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3B4BC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7ABEBB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #85BCBC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAB4B5

#8BBBBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#8BBBBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.93:1 Very good#8BBBBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BBBBC in CSS

/* Riverbed */
.color { color: #8BBBBC; }
.background { background-color: #8BBBBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BBBBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 187 188);
color: hsl(181 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.759 0.051 197.7);

#8BBBBC FAQ

What color is #8BBBBC?

#8BBBBC is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Riverbed. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8BBBBC?

#8BBBBC is rgb(139, 187, 188) in RGB, hsl(181, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BBBBC?

The complementary color of #8BBBBC is #BC8C8B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BBBBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BBBBC: 9.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BBBBC a warm or cool color?

#8BBBBC is a cool color.