#8CD6DE#8CD6DE
#8CD6DE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.589; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.074 H 204.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD6DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 214, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 55%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.26, -20.93, -11.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.26, 23.75, 208.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.05% -0.0675 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.05% 0.074 204.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0419, 58.9394, 77.9380) |
| Luminance | 0.5894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.53
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 5.64
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.42
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.58
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.76
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD6DE #DE948C
analogous
#8CDEBD #8CD6DE #8CADDE
triadic
#8CD6DE #DE8CD6 #D6DE8C
tetradic
#8CD6DE #BD8CDE #DE948C #ADDE8C
square
#8CD6DE #BD8CDE #DE948C #ADDE8C
split-complementary
#8CD6DE #DE8CAD #DEBD8C
monochromatic
#35ADBA #5CC5D0 #8CD6DE #BCE7EC #E7F7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#8CD6DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.79
#8CD6DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD6DE
12.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD6DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD6DE | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.79 | 12.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBD0DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC5DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6BDCD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd6de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 214, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.074 204.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1e2e8',
500: '#8cd6de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd6de; $custom-light: #b1e2e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd6de",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 214,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.854,
"s": 55.405,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83045,
"c": 0.07423,
"h": 204.5
},
"luminance": 0.58943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD6DE
secondary
#B66259
accent
#3223C3
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111516
muted
#818484