Close to Glacier
#8CBABE
#8CBABE is a light, muted teal, close to the color Glacier. In RGB it’s made of 54.9% red, 72.9% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8CBABE.
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The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8CBABE as they’d see it.
#8CBABE in use
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What color is #8CBABE?
#8CBABE is a light, muted teal, close to the color Glacier. In RGB it’s made of 54.9% red, 72.9% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 185°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8CBABE in RGB?
#8CBABE is rgb(140, 186, 190): 140 red, 186 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8CBABE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 2, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8CBABE?
PANTONE 7464 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8CBABE?
Its complement #D0A9A5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.