#8CD3CF#8CD3CF
#8CD3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.071 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD3CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 211, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 45%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 34%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.6%, 0%, 1.9%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.99, -23.00, -5.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.99, 23.56, 192.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.89% -0.07 -0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.89% 0.071 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3680, 56.6662, 67.5665) |
| Luminance | 0.5667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.64
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.01
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.70
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.13
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 8.23
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD3CF #D38C90
analogous
#8CD3AC #8CD3CF #8CB4D3
triadic
#8CD3CF #CF8CD3 #D3CF8C
tetradic
#8CD3CF #AC8CD3 #D38C90 #B4D38C
square
#8CD3CF #AC8CD3 #D38C90 #B4D38C
split-complementary
#8CD3CF #D38CB4 #D3AC8C
monochromatic
#3FA5A0 #60C2BD #8CD3CF #B8E4E1 #E5F5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#8CD3CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.33
#8CD3CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD3CF
12.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD3CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD3CF | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.33 | 12.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCCCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC2D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72D7D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd3cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 211, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.071 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e0dd',
500: '#8cd3cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd3cf; $custom-light: #b0e0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd3cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 211,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.62,
"s": 44.654,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81891,
"c": 0.07136,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.56669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD3CF
secondary
#A95A5F
accent
#2E35B8
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111515
muted
#818484