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#8BE5CB Color

#8BE5CB is rgb(139, 229, 203) in RGB, hsl(163, 63%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 10%) 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 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BE5CB
HEX#8BE5CB
RGBrgb(139, 229, 203)
HSLhsl(163, 63%, 72%)
HSVhsv(163, 39%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.095 173.5)
LABlab(84.76% -32.67 3.79)
LCHlch(84.76% 32.89 173.38)

What #8BE5CB 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 #8BE5CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.04Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.06Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.49Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.58Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.8Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.82

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

#8BE5CB Channel Values

How #8BE5CB 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 229 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 63% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 39% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BE5CB 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BE5CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BE5CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BE5CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BE5CB
Complementary
#E58BA4
Analogous
#8BE59E
Analogous
#8BD1E5
Triadic
#CB8BE5
Triadic
#E5CB8B
Split comp.
#E58BD1
Split comp.
#E59E8B

Tints & Shades of #8BE5CB

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

#9BE8D3
#A8EBD8
#B8EFDF
#C9F3E7
#DAF7EE
#E6F9F4

Shades

#61DBB9
#3CD3A8
#29B38C
#1F896B
#16604B
#0D3A2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BE5CB.

How #8BE5CB 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#8BE5CB
Protanopia#D9D9CB
Protanomaly#BFDECB
Deuteranopia#CDCDCD
Deuteranomaly#B6D7CC
Tritanopia#91E2E2
Tritanomaly#8EE3D9
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BE5CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8be5cb: #8BE5CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BE5CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8be5cb': '#8BE5CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.898, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_8be5cb">#8BE5CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BE5CB"

More Green Colors

#8BE5CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8BE5CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BE5CB?

#8BE5CB is a light green — rgb(139, 229, 203) in RGB and hsl(163, 63%, 72%) 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 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #8BE5CB?

#8BE5CB is rgb(139, 229, 203) — red 139, green 229, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BE5CB?

#8BE5CB converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BE5CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BE5CB scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BE5CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BE5CB 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.27, which is visibly different.

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