#8AEAD8#8AEAD8
#8AEAD8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 87.3% C 0.095 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AEAD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 234, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 70%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41%, 0%, 7.7%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.60, -32.55, -0.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.60, 32.55, 180.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.26% -0.0952 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.26% 0.095 180.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2939, 69.2030, 75.5543) |
| Luminance | 0.6921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.96
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.97
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.05
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 6.30
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 6.54
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AEAD8 #EA8A9C
analogous
#8AEAA8 #8AEAD8 #8ACCEA
triadic
#8AEAD8 #D88AEA #EAD88A
tetradic
#8AEAD8 #A88AEA #EA8A9C #CCEA8A
square
#8AEAD8 #A88AEA #EA8A9C #CCEA8A
split-complementary
#8AEAD8 #EA8ACC #EAA88A
monochromatic
#26D4B3 #56E1C7 #8AEAD8 #BEF3E9 #E5FAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#8AEAD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#8AEAD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AEAD8
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AEAD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AEAD8 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2E0D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2D4DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#66EDE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aead8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 234, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.3% 0.095 180.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1f1e4',
500: '#8aead8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aead8; $custom-light: #b1f1e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aead8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 234,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.75,
"s": 69.565,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87255,
"c": 0.09519,
"h": 180.6
},
"luminance": 0.69207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AEAD8
secondary
#C45469
accent
#1438D2
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F8FEFC
border
#D1D6D5
text
#111615
muted
#818584