#8CC5CC#8CC5CC
#8CC5CC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.060 H 205.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CC5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 197, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.99, -16.63, -9.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.99, 19.11, 209.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.66% -0.0537 -0.0257) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.66% 0.06 205.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6769, 49.8653, 64.5440) |
| Luminance | 0.4987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.19
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.38
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.86
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.19
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 9.84
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CC5CC #CC938C
analogous
#8CCCB3 #8CC5CC #8CA5CC
triadic
#8CC5CC #CC8CC5 #C5CC8C
tetradic
#8CC5CC #B38CCC #CC938C #A5CC8C
square
#8CC5CC #B38CCC #CC938C #A5CC8C
split-complementary
#8CC5CC #CC8CA5 #CCB38C
monochromatic
#44909A #62B0B9 #8CC5CC #B6DADF #E1F0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#8CC5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#8CC5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CC5CC
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CC5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CC5CC | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75CAC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cc5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 197, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.060 205.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afd6db',
500: '#8cc5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cc5cc; $custom-light: #afd6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cc5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 197,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.563,
"s": 38.554,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78664,
"c": 0.05956,
"h": 205.6
},
"luminance": 0.49868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CC5CC
secondary
#E4D2D0
accent
#4234B2
background
#FAFDFD
surface
#F5FAFB
border
#CFD3D4
text
#111415
muted
#808383