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#8AEBFE Color

#8AEBFE is rgb(138, 235, 254) in RGB, hsl(190, 98%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEBFE
HEX#8AEBFE
RGBrgb(138, 235, 254)
HSLhsl(190, 98%, 77%)
HSVhsv(190, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.095 211.6)
LABlab(87.59% -26.26 -18.68)
LCHlch(87.59% 32.22 215.43)

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

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.03Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 7Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.14Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.43Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.99Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.49

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

#8AEBFE Channel Values

How #8AEBFE 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 235 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 98% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEBFE 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8AEBFE

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

Base
#8AEBFE
Complementary
#FE9E8B
Analogous
#8BFED8
Analogous
#8BB1FE
Triadic
#FE8BEB
Triadic
#EBFE8B
Split comp.
#FE8BB1
Split comp.
#FED88B

Tints & Shades of #8AEBFE

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

#9AEDFE
#A9F0FE
#B8F3FE
#C7F5FE
#D7F8FF
#E6FBFF

Shades

#58E2FD
#21D8FD
#02C2E8
#0294B1
#01697E
#013B47

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

How #8AEBFE 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#8AEBFE
Protanopia#DEDEFE
Protanomaly#C2E3FE
Deuteranopia#D1D1FF
Deuteranomaly#B9DCFF
Tritanopia#85EEEE
Tritanomaly#87EDF4
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8AEBFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aebfe: #8AEBFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEBFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aebfe': '#8AEBFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.922, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_8aebfe">#8AEBFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEBFE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#8AEBFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEBFE?

#8AEBFE is a light teal — rgb(138, 235, 254) in RGB and hsl(190, 98%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.03.

What is the RGB value of #8AEBFE?

#8AEBFE is rgb(138, 235, 254) — red 138, green 235, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEBFE?

#8AEBFE converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEBFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEBFE scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8AEBFE 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.73, which is visibly different.

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