#8CD2CC#8CD2CC
#8CD2CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.071 H 189.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD2CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 210, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 44%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 33%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 0%, 2.9%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.63, -23.20, -4.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.63, 23.54, 189.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.57% -0.07 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.57% 0.071 189.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7571, 56.0256, 65.5707) |
| Luminance | 0.5603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.64
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.29
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.45
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.79
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.25
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD2CC #D28C92
analogous
#8CD2A9 #8CD2CC #8CB5D2
triadic
#8CD2CC #CC8CD2 #D2CC8C
tetradic
#8CD2CC #A98CD2 #D28C92 #B5D28C
square
#8CD2CC #A98CD2 #D28C92 #B5D28C
split-complementary
#8CD2CC #D28CB5 #D2A98C
monochromatic
#40A49B #60C1B8 #8CD2CC #B8E3E0 #E4F4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#8CD2CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#8CD2CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD2CC
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD2CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD2CC | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCBCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73D5D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd2cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 210, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.071 189.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e0db',
500: '#8cd2cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd2cc; $custom-light: #b0e0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd2cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 210,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.857,
"s": 43.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81573,
"c": 0.07084,
"h": 189.1
},
"luminance": 0.56028
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD2CC
secondary
#A85B61
accent
#2F3AB7
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFB
border
#D1D5D4
text
#111515
muted
#818484