#8CD1CF#8CD1CF
#8CD1CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.557; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.069 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD1CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 209, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 43%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.43, -22.00, -5.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.43, 22.79, 195.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.44% -0.0675 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.44% 0.069 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8742, 55.6787, 67.4019) |
| Luminance | 0.5568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.96
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.17
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.28
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 8.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.62
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD1CF #D18C8E
analogous
#8CD1AC #8CD1CF #8CB0D1
triadic
#8CD1CF #CF8CD1 #D1CF8C
tetradic
#8CD1CF #AC8CD1 #D18C8E #B0D18C
square
#8CD1CF #AC8CD1 #D18C8E #B0D18C
split-complementary
#8CD1CF #D18CB0 #D1AC8C
monochromatic
#41A29F #60C0BD #8CD1CF #B8E2E1 #E3F4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#8CD1CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.14
#8CD1CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD1CF
12.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD1CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD1CF | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.14 | 12.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCC1D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72D5D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd1cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 209, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.069 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0dfdd',
500: '#8cd1cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd1cf; $custom-light: #b0dfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd1cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 209,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.261,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81442,
"c": 0.06944,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.55681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD1CF
secondary
#A75B5D
accent
#3033B6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111515
muted
#818484