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#8BCBBF closest to Mint Twist

#8BCBBF is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Mint Twist. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 79.6% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(139, 203, 191)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 38% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black. #8BCBBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.39:1.

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Variations of #8BCBBF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BABBC0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C4BF
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C5BF
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BABBC0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEC1C0
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #77CDC7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #83CCC3
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4C2BF

#8BCBBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#8BCBBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.39:1 Very good#8BCBBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8BCBBF in CSS

/* Mint Twist */
.color { color: #8BCBBF; }
.background { background-color: #8BCBBF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8BCBBF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 203 191);
color: hsl(169 38% 67%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.068 181.5);

#8BCBBF FAQ

What color is #8BCBBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #8BCBBF?

#8BCBBF is rgb(139, 203, 191) in RGB, hsl(169, 38%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8BCBBF?

The complementary color of #8BCBBF is #CB8B97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8BCBBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8BCBBF: 11.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8BCBBF a warm or cool color?

#8BCBBF is a cool color.