#8CD1C7#8CD1C7
#8CD1C7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.071 H 184.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD1C7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 209, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 4.8%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.21, -23.84, -1.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.21, 23.92, 184.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.19% -0.0708 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.19% 0.071 184.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9209, 55.2973, 62.3809) |
| Luminance | 0.5530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.70
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.29
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.92
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.23
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.33
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 8.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD1C7 #D18C96
analogous
#8CD1A4 #8CD1C7 #8CB8D1
triadic
#8CD1C7 #C78CD1 #D1C78C
tetradic
#8CD1C7 #A48CD1 #D18C96 #B8D18C
square
#8CD1C7 #A48CD1 #D18C96 #B8D18C
split-complementary
#8CD1C7 #D18CB8 #D1A48C
monochromatic
#41A294 #60C0B2 #8CD1C7 #B8E2DC #E3F4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#8CD1C7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#8CD1C7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD1C7
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD1C7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD1C7 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCAC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC0C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#75D4CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd1c7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 209, 199); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.071 184.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0dfd8',
500: '#8cd1c7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd1c7; $custom-light: #b0dfd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd1c7",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 209,
"b": 199
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.304,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81195,
"c": 0.07102,
"h": 184.5
},
"luminance": 0.553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD1C7
secondary
#A75B66
accent
#3043B6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#111514
muted
#818483