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#8BEEE8 Color

#8BEEE8 is rgb(139, 238, 232) in RGB, hsl(176, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 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 8.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8BEEE8
HEX#8BEEE8
RGBrgb(139, 238, 232)
HSLhsl(176, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(176, 42%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.094 190.6)
LABlab(87.93% -31.50 -6.72)
LCHlch(87.93% 32.21 192.05)

What #8BEEE8 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 #8BEEE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.67Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.81Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.34Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.62Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 10.09Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.72

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

#8BEEE8 Channel Values

How #8BEEE8 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 238 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 42% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8BEEE8 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 text15.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8BEEE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8BEEE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8BEEE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8BEEE8
Complementary
#EE8C92
Analogous
#8CEEB6
Analogous
#8CC3EE
Triadic
#E78CEE
Triadic
#EEE78C
Split comp.
#EE8CC3
Split comp.
#EEB68C

Tints & Shades of #8BEEE8

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

#99F0EA
#ABF2EE
#B8F4F0
#CAF7F4
#D7F9F7
#E9FCFA

Shades

#5FE7DE
#33E1D5
#1DC3B8
#17978E
#106A64
#093E3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8BEEE8.

How #8BEEE8 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#8BEEE8
Protanopia#E1E1E8
Protanomaly#C5E6E8
Deuteranopia#D4D4EA
Deuteranomaly#BBDFE9
Tritanopia#8DEDED
Tritanomaly#8CEEEB
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8BEEE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8beee8: #8BEEE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8BEEE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8beee8': '#8BEEE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.545, green: 0.933, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_8beee8">#8BEEE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#8BEEE8"

More Teal Colors

#8BEEE8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8BEEE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8BEEE8?

#8BEEE8 is a light teal — rgb(139, 238, 232) in RGB and hsl(176, 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 8.67.

What is the RGB value of #8BEEE8?

#8BEEE8 is rgb(139, 238, 232) — red 139, green 238, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8BEEE8?

#8BEEE8 converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8BEEE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8BEEE8 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8BEEE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8BEEE8 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 11.17, which is visibly different.

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