#8CD7E3#8CD7E3
#8CD7E3 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.076 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD7E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 215, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 61%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 38%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.3%, 5.3%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.69, -20.20, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.69, 24.16, 213.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.44% -0.0668 -0.0363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.44% 0.076 208.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.9758, 59.7191, 81.6044) |
| Luminance | 0.5972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.42
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 5.50
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 6.15
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 6.45
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.52
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD7E3 #E3988C
analogous
#8CE3C4 #8CD7E3 #8CACE3
triadic
#8CD7E3 #E38CD7 #D7E38C
tetradic
#8CD7E3 #C48CE3 #E3988C #ACE38C
square
#8CD7E3 #C48CE3 #E3988C #ACE38C
split-complementary
#8CD7E3 #E38CAC #E3C48C
monochromatic
#30B0C5 #5BC6D7 #8CD7E3 #BDE8EF #E6F6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#8CD7E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#8CD7E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD7E3
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD7E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD7E3 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBD1E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC6E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68DDDA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd7e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 215, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.076 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b1e3eb',
500: '#8cd7e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd7e3; $custom-light: #b1e3eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd7e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 215,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.276,
"s": 60.839,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83436,
"c": 0.07604,
"h": 208.6
},
"luminance": 0.59722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD7E3
secondary
#BC6558
accent
#351DC9
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFD
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111516
muted
#818484