Information about Moby color
Basic facts about this digital color
#8EB2BE presents itself as a mildly saturated sky-leaning azure — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nepal (#93AAB9) and Botticelli (#92ACB4).
The recipe behind #8EB2BE is rgb(142, 178, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #8EB2BE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. The name "Moby" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Moby color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Moby color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moby color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moby color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Moby color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Moby color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Moby color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Moby
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#89B1C2
#93AAB9
#92ACB4
#8BA8B7
#85B3B2
#88A7C8
#93A2BA
#9DB6C6
#9DA8BD
#93A2B7
#8AA7CC
#98B7AF
Moby color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#8EB2BE
- RGB142, 178, 190
- CMYK19, 5, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(142, 178, 190)
- HSL195°, 27%, 65%
- HSL Precise195°, 26.966%, 65.098%
- HSV195°, 25%, 75%
- HSB195°, 25%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.557, 0.698, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.557, 0.698, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.557, 0.698, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID8EB2BE
- DECIMAL ID9351870
- Name Length4
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