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#8CEAEE Color

#8CEAEE is rgb(140, 234, 238) in RGB, hsl(182, 74%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 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 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CEAEE
HEX#8CEAEE
RGBrgb(140, 234, 238)
HSLhsl(182, 74%, 74%)
HSVhsv(182, 41%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 2%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.09 199.2)
LABlab(87.00% -28.40 -11.21)
LCHlch(87.00% 30.54 201.55)

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

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.76Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.29Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.33Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 8.68Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.51Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.52

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

#8CEAEE Channel Values

How #8CEAEE 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 234 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 74% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 41% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CEAEE 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8CEAEE

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

Base
#8CEAEE
Complementary
#EE8F8C
Analogous
#8CEEC0
Analogous
#8CB9EE
Triadic
#EE8CEA
Triadic
#EAEE8C
Split comp.
#EE8CB9
Split comp.
#EEC08C

Tints & Shades of #8CEAEE

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

#99EDF0
#ABF0F2
#B8F2F4
#CAF6F7
#D7F8F9
#E9FBFC

Shades

#5FE3E7
#33DBE1
#1DBEC3
#179397
#10676A
#093C3E

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

How #8CEAEE 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#8CEAEE
Protanopia#DEDEEE
Protanomaly#C2E3EE
Deuteranopia#D1D1F0
Deuteranomaly#B9DBEF
Tritanopia#8BEBEB
Tritanomaly#8BEAEC
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #8CEAEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ceaee: #8CEAEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CEAEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ceaee': '#8CEAEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.918, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_8ceaee">#8CEAEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8CEAEE"

More Teal Colors

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

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#8CEAEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CEAEE?

#8CEAEE is a light teal — rgb(140, 234, 238) in RGB and hsl(182, 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 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #8CEAEE?

#8CEAEE is rgb(140, 234, 238) — red 140, green 234, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CEAEE?

#8CEAEE converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 2%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CEAEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CEAEE scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8CEAEE 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 9.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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