#8CECD6#8CECD6
#8CECD6 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.704; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.097 H 177.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CECD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 236, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 72%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.20, -33.44, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.20, 33.48, 176.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.74% -0.0968 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.74% 0.097 177.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9435, 70.4176, 74.4074) |
| Luminance | 0.7042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.40
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 4.94
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.31
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 5.34
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CECD6 #EC8CA2
analogous
#8CECA6 #8CECD6 #8CD2EC
triadic
#8CECD6 #D68CEC #ECD68C
tetradic
#8CECD6 #A68CEC #EC8CA2 #D2EC8C
square
#8CECD6 #A68CEC #EC8CA2 #D2EC8C
split-complementary
#8CECD6 #EC8CD2 #ECA68C
monochromatic
#24DAB0 #57E3C3 #8CECD6 #C1F5E9 #E5FBF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#8CECD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.08
#8CECD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CECD6
15.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CECD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CECD6 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.08 | 15.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5E1D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5D6D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6AEFE5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cecd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 236, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.097 177.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2f2e2',
500: '#8cecd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cecd6; $custom-light: #b2f2e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cecd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 236,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.25,
"s": 71.642,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87742,
"c": 0.09694,
"h": 177.5
},
"luminance": 0.70421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CECD6
secondary
#C7556F
accent
#123ED4
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F8FEFC
border
#D1D6D5
text
#111715
muted
#818584