#8CD1CD#8CD1CD
#8CD1CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.070 H 191.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 209, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 1.9%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.38, -22.47, -4.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.38, 23.00, 192.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.38% -0.0683 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.38% 0.07 191.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6313, 55.5815, 66.1223) |
| Luminance | 0.5558 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.78
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.36
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.77
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.01
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.58
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD1CD #D18C90
analogous
#8CD1AA #8CD1CD #8CB2D1
triadic
#8CD1CD #CD8CD1 #D1CD8C
tetradic
#8CD1CD #AA8CD1 #D18C90 #B2D18C
square
#8CD1CD #AA8CD1 #D18C90 #B2D18C
split-complementary
#8CD1CD #D18CB2 #D1AA8C
monochromatic
#41A29C #60C0BA #8CD1CD #B8E2E0 #E3F4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#8CD1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#8CD1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD1CD
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD1CD | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC1CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73D5D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 209, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.070 191.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0dfdc',
500: '#8cd1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd1cd; $custom-light: #b0dfdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 209,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.522,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81379,
"c": 0.06966,
"h": 191.3
},
"luminance": 0.55584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD1CD
secondary
#A75B5F
accent
#3037B6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111515
muted
#818484