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#8AECF5 Color

#8AECF5 is rgb(138, 236, 245) in RGB, hsl(185, 84%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 4%, 0%, 4%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AECF5
HEX#8AECF5
RGBrgb(138, 236, 245)
HSLhsl(185, 84%, 75%)
HSVhsv(185, 44%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 4%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(88.6% 0.093 203.2)
LABlab(87.64% -28.45 -13.92)
LCHlch(87.64% 31.68 206.07)

What #8AECF5 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 #8AECF5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.26Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.95Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.44Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 7.57Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 8.86Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 9.74

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

#8AECF5 Channel Values

How #8AECF5 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 236 · B 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 84% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 44% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 4%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 #8AECF5 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 #8AECF5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AECF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AECF5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AECF5
Complementary
#F5938A
Analogous
#8AF5C8
Analogous
#8AB6F5
Triadic
#F58AEC
Triadic
#ECF58A
Split comp.
#F58AB6
Split comp.
#F5C88A

Tints & Shades of #8AECF5

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

#98EEF6
#ABF1F8
#B9F4F9
#C7F6FA
#D5F8FB
#E8FBFD

Shades

#5BE4F1
#2CDDED
#12C3D3
#0E93A0
#0A6871
#063D42

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AECF5.

How #8AECF5 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#8AECF5
Protanopia#DFDFF5
Protanomaly#C3E4F5
Deuteranopia#D2D2F7
Deuteranomaly#BADDF6
Tritanopia#88EDED
Tritanomaly#89EDF0
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #8AECF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aecf5: #8AECF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AECF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aecf5': '#8AECF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.925, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_8aecf5">#8AECF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AECF5"

More Teal Colors

#8AECF5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8AECF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AECF5?

#8AECF5 is a light teal — rgb(138, 236, 245) in RGB and hsl(185, 84%, 75%) 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #8AECF5?

#8AECF5 is rgb(138, 236, 245) — red 138, green 236, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AECF5?

#8AECF5 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 4%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AECF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AECF5 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 #8AECF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AECF5 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 10.93, which is visibly different.

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