#8CFDEA Color

#8CFDEA is rgb(140, 253, 234) in RGB, hsl(170, 97%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), visibly different at ΔE 12.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8CFDEA

HEX#8CFDEA

RGBrgb(140, 253, 234)

HSLhsl(170, 97%, 77%)

HSVhsv(170, 45%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.108 181.7)

LABlab(92.24% -37.23 -1.50)

LCHlch(92.24% 37.26 182.30)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 12.9 Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 13.1 Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 13.68 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 14.13 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 14.62 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 14.67

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#8CFDEA Channel Values

How #8CFDEA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 140 · G 253 · B 234	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 97% · L 77%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 45% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 45% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.21:1 vs white · 17.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8CFDEA 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8CFDEA

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

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #8CFDEA

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.

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Shades

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How #8CFDEA 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#8CFDEA

Protanopia#EFEFEA

Protanomaly#CEF4EA

Deuteranopia#E0E0ED

Deuteranomaly#C4ECEC

Tritanopia#91FBFB

Tritanomaly#8FFCF4

Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

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Using #8CFDEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8cfdea: #8CFDEA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8CFDEA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8cfdea': '#8CFDEA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.549, green: 0.992, blue: 0.918)

Android XML<color name="color_8cfdea">#8CFDEA</color>

SVG fillfill="#8CFDEA"

More Teal Colors

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

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#8CFDEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8CFDEA?

#8CFDEA is a light teal — rgb(140, 253, 234) in RGB and hsl(170, 97%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.9.

What is the RGB value of #8CFDEA?

#8CFDEA is rgb(140, 253, 234) — red 140, green 253, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8CFDEA?

#8CFDEA converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8CFDEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8CFDEA scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8CFDEA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.1, which is visibly different.

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