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#8DC3AE Color

#8DC3AE is rgb(141, 195, 174) in RGB, hsl(157, 31%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DC3AE
HEX#8DC3AE
RGBrgb(141, 195, 174)
HSLhsl(157, 31%, 66%)
HSVhsv(157, 28%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.064 168.6)
LABlab(74.58% -21.66 4.63)
LCHlch(74.58% 22.15 167.93)

What #8DC3AE 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 #8DC3AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.44Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.15Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.28Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.61Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.14Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.48

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

#8DC3AE Channel Values

How #8DC3AE 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 141 · G 195 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 31% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 28% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DC3AE 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8DC3AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8DC3AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DC3AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8DC3AE
Complementary
#C38DA2
Analogous
#8DC394
Analogous
#8DBDC3
Triadic
#AF8DC3
Triadic
#C3AF8D
Split comp.
#C38DBD
Split comp.
#C3948D

Tints & Shades of #8DC3AE

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

#9ECCBA
#ABD3C4
#BCDCD0
#CAE3D9
#DAECE5
#E8F3EE

Shades

#6FB399
#54A083
#45826B
#376855
#27493C
#172B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8DC3AE.

How #8DC3AE 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#8DC3AE
Protanopia#BBBBAE
Protanomaly#ABBEAE
Deuteranopia#B3B3AF
Deuteranomaly#A5BAAF
Tritanopia#91C1C1
Tritanomaly#8FC2B9
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DC3AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8dc3ae: #8DC3AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DC3AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8dc3ae': '#8DC3AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.765, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_8dc3ae">#8DC3AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DC3AE"

More Green Colors

#8DC3AE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8DC3AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DC3AE?

#8DC3AE is a light green — rgb(141, 195, 174) in RGB and hsl(157, 31%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #8DC3AE?

#8DC3AE is rgb(141, 195, 174) — red 141, green 195, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DC3AE?

#8DC3AE converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DC3AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DC3AE scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DC3AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DC3AE 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 13.41, which is visibly different.

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