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#8BE4DF Color

#8BE4DF is rgb(139, 228, 223) in RGB, hsl(177, 62%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BE4DF
HEX#8BE4DF
RGBrgb(139, 228, 223)
HSLhsl(177, 62%, 72%)
HSVhsv(177, 39%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.086 191.1)
LABlab(84.91% -28.78 -6.45)
LCHlch(84.91% 29.50 192.62)

What #8BE4DF 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 #8BE4DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 6.4Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.41Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.09Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.67Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.65Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 11.04

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

#8BE4DF Channel Values

How #8BE4DF 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 139 · G 228 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 62% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 39% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BE4DF 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BE4DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BE4DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BE4DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BE4DF
Complementary
#E48B90
Analogous
#8BE4B3
Analogous
#8BBCE4
Triadic
#DF8BE4
Triadic
#E4DF8B
Split comp.
#E48BBC
Split comp.
#E4B38B

Tints & Shades of #8BE4DF

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

#9CE8E4
#A8EBE7
#B9EFEC
#C9F2F0
#DAF6F5
#E6F9F8

Shades

#62DAD4
#3DD1CA
#2AB2AB
#208883
#165F5B
#0E3A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BE4DF.

How #8BE4DF 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#8BE4DF
Protanopia#D8D8DF
Protanomaly#BEDDDF
Deuteranopia#CCCCE1
Deuteranomaly#B6D6E0
Tritanopia#8CE3E3
Tritanomaly#8CE4E2
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BE4DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8be4df: #8BE4DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BE4DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8be4df': '#8BE4DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.894, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_8be4df">#8BE4DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BE4DF"

More Teal Colors

#8BE4DF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BE4DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BE4DF?

#8BE4DF is a light teal — rgb(139, 228, 223) in RGB and hsl(177, 62%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #8BE4DF?

#8BE4DF is rgb(139, 228, 223) — red 139, green 228, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BE4DF?

#8BE4DF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 2%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BE4DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BE4DF scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BE4DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BE4DF 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 9.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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