#8DC5CC#8DC5CC
#8DC5CC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 78.7% C 0.059 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8DC5CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 197, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -16.35, -9.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 18.82, 209.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.72% -0.0528 -0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.72% 0.059 205.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8462, 49.9526, 64.5519) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.10
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.83
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.15
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 9.76
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8DC5CC #CC948D
analogous
#8DCCB4 #8DC5CC #8DA5CC
triadic
#8DC5CC #CC8DC5 #C5CC8D
tetradic
#8DC5CC #B48DCC #CC948D #A5CC8D
square
#8DC5CC #B48DCC #CC948D #A5CC8D
split-complementary
#8DC5CC #CC8DA5 #CCB48D
monochromatic
#45909A #63AFB9 #8DC5CC #B7DBDF #E2F0F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#8DC5CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#8DC5CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8DC5CC
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8DC5CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8DC5CC | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC0CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B8CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#77CAC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8dc5cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 197, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.7% 0.059 205.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b0d6db',
500: '#8dc5cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8dc5cc; $custom-light: #b0d6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8dc5cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 197,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.667,
"s": 38.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78721,
"c": 0.05865,
"h": 205.7
},
"luminance": 0.49955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8DC5CC
secondary
#E4D3D1
accent
#4234B1
background
#FBFDFD
surface
#F6FAFB
border
#D0D3D4
text
#111415
muted
#808383