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#8AEAEF Color

#8AEAEF is rgb(138, 234, 239) in RGB, hsl(183, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEAEF
HEX#8AEAEF
RGBrgb(138, 234, 239)
HSLhsl(183, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(183, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.091 200)
LABlab(86.93% -28.72 -11.84)
LCHlch(86.93% 31.06 202.41)

What #8AEAEF 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 #8AEAEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.12Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.53Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.91Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.36Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.74Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.94

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

#8AEAEF Channel Values

How #8AEAEF 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 234 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEAEF 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8AEAEF

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

Base
#8AEAEF
Complementary
#EF8F8A
Analogous
#8AEFC2
Analogous
#8AB8EF
Triadic
#EF8AEA
Triadic
#EAEF8A
Split comp.
#EF8AB8
Split comp.
#EFC28A

Tints & Shades of #8AEAEF

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

#98ECF1
#AAF0F3
#B7F2F5
#C9F5F8
#D7F8F9
#E9FBFC

Shades

#5DE2E9
#31DAE3
#1BBDC5
#159299
#0F676C
#093C3F

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

How #8AEAEF 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#8AEAEF
Protanopia#DDDDEF
Protanomaly#C2E3EF
Deuteranopia#D1D1F1
Deuteranomaly#B9DBF0
Tritanopia#89EBEB
Tritanomaly#89EAEC
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #8AEAEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aeaef: #8AEAEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEAEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aeaef': '#8AEAEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.918, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8aeaef">#8AEAEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEAEF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#8AEAEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEAEF?

#8AEAEF is a light teal — rgb(138, 234, 239) in RGB and hsl(183, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #8AEAEF?

#8AEAEF is rgb(138, 234, 239) — red 138, green 234, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEAEF?

#8AEAEF converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEAEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEAEF scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8AEAEF 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 10.09, which is visibly different.

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