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#8CCFAA Color

#8CCFAA is rgb(140, 207, 170) in RGB, hsl(147, 41%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CCFAA
HEX#8CCFAA
RGBrgb(140, 207, 170)
HSLhsl(147, 41%, 68%)
HSVhsv(147, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.086 159.5)
LABlab(77.88% -27.99 11.40)
LCHlch(77.88% 30.23 157.84)

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

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.77Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.88Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 6.69Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.36Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 10.25Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.38

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

#8CCFAA Channel Values

How #8CCFAA 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 140 · G 207 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 41% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CCFAA 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8CCFAA

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

Base
#8CCFAA
Complementary
#CF8CB1
Analogous
#8FCF8C
Analogous
#8CCFCC
Triadic
#AA8CCF
Triadic
#CFAA8C
Split comp.
#CC8CCF
Split comp.
#CF8C8F

Tints & Shades of #8CCFAA

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

#9AD5B5
#ACDCC2
#BBE2CD
#C9E8D7
#D7EEE2
#E9F6EF

Shades

#6CC192
#4BB47A
#3E9364
#2F6F4C
#214F36
#142F20

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

How #8CCFAA 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#8CCFAA
Protanopia#C6C6AA
Protanomaly#B1C9AA
Deuteranopia#BCBCAC
Deuteranomaly#ABC4AB
Tritanopia#93CBCB
Tritanomaly#90CDBF
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8CCFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ccfaa: #8CCFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CCFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ccfaa': '#8CCFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.812, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_8ccfaa">#8CCFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CCFAA"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#8CCFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CCFAA?

#8CCFAA is a light green — rgb(140, 207, 170) in RGB and hsl(147, 41%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #8CCFAA?

#8CCFAA is rgb(140, 207, 170) — red 140, green 207, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CCFAA?

#8CCFAA converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CCFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CCFAA scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8CCFAA 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.38, which is visibly different.

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