#8CD8CF#8CD8CF
#8CD8CF is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.592; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.077 H 186.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CD8CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 216, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 49%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 35%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.2%, 0%, 4.2%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.40, -25.46, -3.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.40, 25.64, 186.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.02% -0.0761 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.02% 0.077 186.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6295, 59.1892, 67.9870) |
| Luminance | 0.5919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.50
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.80
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.84
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.11
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 7.33
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CD8CF #D88C95
analogous
#8CD8A9 #8CD8CF #8CBBD8
triadic
#8CD8CF #CF8CD8 #D8CF8C
tetradic
#8CD8CF #A98CD8 #D88C95 #BBD88C
square
#8CD8CF #A98CD8 #D88C95 #BBD88C
split-complementary
#8CD8CF #D88CBB #D8A98C
monochromatic
#3BAEA1 #5EC9BC #8CD8CF #BAE7E2 #E7F7F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#8CD8CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.84
#8CD8CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CD8CF
12.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CD8CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CD8CF | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.84 | 12.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1D0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C6D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#71DBD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cd8cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 216, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.077 186.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0e4dd',
500: '#8cd8cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cd8cf; $custom-light: #b0e4dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cd8cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 216,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.895,
"s": 49.351,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83015,
"c": 0.07653,
"h": 186.4
},
"luminance": 0.59192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CD8CF
secondary
#AF5A64
accent
#293ABD
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#111515
muted
#818484