#8AECD0#8AECD0
#8AECD0 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.102 H 173.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AECD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 236, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(41.5%, 0%, 11.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -35.27, 4.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 35.56, 172.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.48% -0.1009 0.0116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.48% 0.102 173.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8573, 69.9445, 70.4303) |
| Luminance | 0.6995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.83
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 3.43
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 3.64
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 4.92
Aquamarine
#7FFFD4
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AECD0 #EC8AA6
analogous
#8AEC9F #8AECD0 #8AD7EC
triadic
#8AECD0 #D08AEC #ECD08A
tetradic
#8AECD0 #9F8AEC #EC8AA6 #D7EC8A
square
#8AECD0 #9F8AEC #EC8AA6 #D7EC8A
split-complementary
#8AECD0 #EC8AD7 #EC9F8A
monochromatic
#23D8A5 #55E3BB #8AECD0 #BFF5E5 #E5FBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#8AECD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#8AECD0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AECD0
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AECD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AECD0 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6E1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6D5D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#69EEE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aecd0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 236, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.102 173.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1f2de',
500: '#8aecd0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aecd0; $custom-light: #b1f2de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aecd0",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 236,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.857,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87484,
"c": 0.10156,
"h": 173.5
},
"luminance": 0.69948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AECD0
secondary
#C75474
accent
#1149D4
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F8FEFC
border
#D1D6D5
text
#111715
muted
#818584