Palettes / Colors / #8BB5BB

#8BB5BB — Dusty Teal

#8BB5BB is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #8BB5BB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8BB5BB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB918B; it also sits naturally between #8BBBA9 and #8B9EBB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 55% · Green 71% · Blue 73%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8BB5BB

.text { color: #8BB5BB; }
.background { background-color: #8BB5BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BB5BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 181, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 26%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BB5BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 181, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BB5BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 181, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BB5BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BB5BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB918B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BB5BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BB5BB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8BB5BB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8BB5BB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BB5BB?

#8BB5BB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 139, 181, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BB5BB?

#8BB5BB is RGB 139, 181, 187 — HSL 187°, 26%, 64% — CMYK 26%, 3%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #8BB5BB?

Its complement is #BB918B; analogous partners are #8BBBA9 and #8B9EBB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BB5BB for text?

Black text on #8BB5BB has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.