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#8AEFD4 Color

#8AEFD4 is rgb(138, 239, 212) in RGB, hsl(164, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8AEFD4
HEX#8AEFD4
RGBrgb(138, 239, 212)
HSLhsl(164, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(164, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.103 174.6)
LABlab(87.74% -35.67 3.36)
LCHlch(87.74% 35.83 174.61)

What #8AEFD4 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 #8AEFD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.25Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.31Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.44Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.52Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 11.61Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.93

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

#8AEFD4 Channel Values

How #8AEFD4 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 239 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8AEFD4 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8AEFD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8AEFD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8AEFD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8AEFD4
Complementary
#EF8AA5
Analogous
#8AEFA2
Analogous
#8AD8EF
Triadic
#D48AEF
Triadic
#EFD48A
Split comp.
#EF8AD8
Split comp.
#EFA28A

Tints & Shades of #8AEFD4

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

#98F1D9
#AAF3E0
#B7F5E5
#C9F8EB
#D7F9F0
#E9FCF7

Shades

#5DE9C4
#31E3B3
#1BC598
#159975
#0F6C53
#093F30

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8AEFD4.

How #8AEFD4 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#8AEFD4
Protanopia#E2E2D4
Protanomaly#C5E7D4
Deuteranopia#D4D4D6
Deuteranomaly#BBE0D5
Tritanopia#90ECEC
Tritanomaly#8EEDE3
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

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Using #8AEFD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8aefd4: #8AEFD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8AEFD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8aefd4': '#8AEFD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.937, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_8aefd4">#8AEFD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#8AEFD4"

More Green Colors

#8AEFD4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8AEFD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8AEFD4?

#8AEFD4 is a light green — rgb(138, 239, 212) in RGB and hsl(164, 76%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.25.

What is the RGB value of #8AEFD4?

#8AEFD4 is rgb(138, 239, 212) — red 138, green 239, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8AEFD4?

#8AEFD4 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8AEFD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8AEFD4 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8AEFD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8AEFD4 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 11.61, which is visibly different.

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