#8AE8EA#8AE8EA
#8AE8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.691; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.090 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AE8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.53, -27.36, -9.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.53, 29.04, 199.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.36% -0.0855 -0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.36% 0.09 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1835, 69.0530, 88.2993) |
| Luminance | 0.6906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 3.79
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 4.28
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.76
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 5.00
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.60
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AE8EA #EA8C8A
analogous
#8AEABC #8AE8EA #8AB8EA
triadic
#8AE8EA #EA8AE8 #E8EA8A
tetradic
#8AE8EA #BC8AEA #EA8C8A #B8EA8A
square
#8AE8EA #BC8AEA #EA8C8A #B8EA8A
split-complementary
#8AE8EA #EA8AB8 #EABC8A
monochromatic
#26D0D4 #56DEE1 #8AE8EA #BEF2F3 #E5FAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#8AE8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.81
#8AE8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AE8EA
14.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AE8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AE8EA | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.81 | 14.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDE0EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBD3EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5DEEE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ae8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.090 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1eff0',
500: '#8ae8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ae8ea; $custom-light: #b1eff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ae8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.25,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87357,
"c": 0.08959,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.69057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AE8EA
secondary
#C45654
accent
#1814D2
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFE
border
#D1D6D6
text
#111616
muted
#818585