#8ECDEC#8ECDEC

#8ECDEC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.078 H 230.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8ECDEC
RGB	rgb(142, 205, 236)
HSL	hsl(200, 71%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(200, 40%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 13.1%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(79.31, -12.31, -21.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(79.31, 24.88, 240.35°)
OKLab	oklab(81.67% -0.0497 -0.0596)
OKLCH	oklch(81.67% 0.078 230.2)
XYZ	xyz(48.1218, 55.4665, 87.5110)
Luminance	0.5547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8ECDEC #ECAD8E

analogous

#8EECDC #8ECDEC #8E9EEC

triadic

#8ECDEC #EC8ECD #CDEC8E

tetradic

#8ECDEC #DC8EEC #ECAD8E #9EEC8E

square

#8ECDEC #DC8EEC #ECAD8E #9EEC8E

split-complementary

#8ECDEC #EC8E9E #ECDC8E

monochromatic

#259FDA #5AB6E3 #8ECDEC #C2E4F5 #E5F3FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.74

#8ECDEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

12.09

#8ECDEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8ECDEC

12.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8ECDEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8ECDEC	1.00	1.74	12.09	12.09
#FFFFFF	1.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	12.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BECBEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0C0EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6AD6D7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#C4C4C4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8ecdec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 205, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.078 230.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b2dcf2',
    500: '#8ecdec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8ecdec;
$custom-light: #b2dcf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8ecdec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 205,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.787,
    "s": 71.212,
    "l": 74.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81666,
    "c": 0.07759,
    "h": 230.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.5547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8ECDEC

secondary

#C77C57

accent

#5212D3

background

#FDFEFF

surface

#F8FCFE

border

#D1D5D6

text

#111516

muted

#818485

Preview Lab

Preview with #8ECDEC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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