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#8BE9EE Color

#8BE9EE is rgb(139, 233, 238) in RGB, hsl(183, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BE9EE
HEX#8BE9EE
RGBrgb(139, 233, 238)
HSLhsl(183, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(183, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.09 200)
LABlab(86.67% -28.22 -11.70)
LCHlch(86.67% 30.54 202.52)

What #8BE9EE 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 #8BE9EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.95Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 5.97Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.08Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.49Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 9.55Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.7

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

#8BE9EE Channel Values

How #8BE9EE 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 233 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BE9EE 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BE9EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BE9EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BE9EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BE9EE
Complementary
#EE918C
Analogous
#8CEEC2
Analogous
#8CB8EE
Triadic
#EE8CE9
Triadic
#E9EE8C
Split comp.
#EE8CB8
Split comp.
#EEC28C

Tints & Shades of #8BE9EE

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

#99EBF0
#ABEFF2
#B8F1F4
#CAF5F7
#D7F7F9
#E9FBFC

Shades

#5FE0E7
#33D8E1
#1DBBC3
#179097
#10666A
#093B3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BE9EE.

How #8BE9EE 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#8BE9EE
Protanopia#DDDDEE
Protanomaly#C1E2EE
Deuteranopia#D0D0F0
Deuteranomaly#B8DAEF
Tritanopia#8AEAEA
Tritanomaly#8AE9EB
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #8BE9EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8be9ee: #8BE9EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BE9EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8be9ee': '#8BE9EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.914, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_8be9ee">#8BE9EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BE9EE"

More Teal Colors

#8BE9EE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BE9EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BE9EE?

#8BE9EE is a light teal — rgb(139, 233, 238) in RGB and hsl(183, 74%, 74%) 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #8BE9EE?

#8BE9EE is rgb(139, 233, 238) — red 139, green 233, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BE9EE?

#8BE9EE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BE9EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BE9EE scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BE9EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BE9EE 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 9.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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