#8CD0CE#8CD0CE
#8CD0CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.069 H 193.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD0CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 208, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 42%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 0%, 1%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.12, -21.74, -5.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.12, 22.51, 195.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.0667 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.069 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5078, 55.1408, 66.6785) |
| Luminance | 0.5514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.05
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.33
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.35
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 8.33
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.68
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD0CE #D08C8E
analogous
#8CD0AC #8CD0CE #8CB0D0
triadic
#8CD0CE #CE8CD0 #D0CE8C
tetradic
#8CD0CE #AC8CD0 #D08C8E #B0D08C
square
#8CD0CE #AC8CD0 #D08C8E #B0D08C
split-complementary
#8CD0CE #D08CB0 #D0AC8C
monochromatic
#41A09D #61BEBB #8CD0CE #B7E2E1 #E3F4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#8CD0CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#8CD0CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD0CE
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD0CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD0CE | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBC0CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73D4CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd0ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 208, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.069 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0dedc',
500: '#8cd0ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd0ce; $custom-light: #b0dedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd0ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 208,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 41.975,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81186,
"c": 0.06858,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.55143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD0CE
secondary
#A55B5D
accent
#3034B5
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111515
muted
#818484