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#8AE0DA Color

#8AE0DA is rgb(138, 224, 218) in RGB, hsl(176, 58%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AE0DA
HEX#8AE0DA
RGBrgb(138, 224, 218)
HSLhsl(176, 58%, 71%)
HSVhsv(176, 38%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.1% 0.084 190)
LABlab(83.62% -28.19 -5.71)
LCHlch(83.62% 28.76 191.46)

What #8AE0DA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8AE0DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 5.3Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.21Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.74Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.96Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#8AE0DA Channel Values

How #8AE0DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 224 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 58% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 38% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AE0DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AE0DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AE0DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AE0DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AE0DA
Complementary
#E08A90
Analogous
#8AE0AF
Analogous
#8ABBE0
Triadic
#DA8AE0
Triadic
#E0DA8A
Split comp.
#E08ABB
Split comp.
#E0AF8A

Tints & Shades of #8AE0DA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9AE4DF
#AAE9E4
#BBEDE9
#C7F0ED
#D7F4F2
#E7F9F7

Shades

#62D5CE
#3ECCC2
#2DA9A1
#23857E
#195D58
#0F3836

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AE0DA.

How #8AE0DA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8AE0DA
Protanopia#D4D4DA
Protanomaly#BBD9DA
Deuteranopia#C9C9DC
Deuteranomaly#B3D3DB
Tritanopia#8BDFDF
Tritanomaly#8BE0DD
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AE0DA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8ae0da: #8AE0DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AE0DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ae0da': '#8AE0DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.878, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_8ae0da">#8AE0DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AE0DA"

More Teal Colors

#8AE0DA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AE0DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AE0DA?

#8AE0DA is a light teal — rgb(138, 224, 218) in RGB and hsl(176, 58%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #8AE0DA?

#8AE0DA is rgb(138, 224, 218) — red 138, green 224, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AE0DA?

#8AE0DA converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AE0DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AE0DA scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AE0DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AE0DA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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