Palettes / Colors / #8BBDBB

#8BBDBB — Dusty Teal

#8BBDBB 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 #8BBDBB 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.

#8BBDBB 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 #BC8A8C; it also sits naturally between #8ABCA2 and #8AA5BC. 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 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BBDBB

.text { color: #8BBDBB; }
.background { background-color: #8BBDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BBDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 189, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 27%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BBDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 189, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BBDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 189, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8A8C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BBDBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BBDBB

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 #8BBDBB 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 #8BBDBB 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 #8BBDBB?

#8BBDBB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 139, 189, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BBDBB?

#8BBDBB is RGB 139, 189, 187 — HSL 178°, 27%, 64% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #8BBDBB?

Its complement is #BC8A8C; analogous partners are #8ABCA2 and #8AA5BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BBDBB for text?

Black text on #8BBDBB has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.