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#8DCEAD Color

#8DCEAD is rgb(141, 206, 173) in RGB, hsl(150, 40%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 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 5.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DCEAD
HEX#8DCEAD
RGBrgb(141, 206, 173)
HSLhsl(150, 40%, 68%)
HSVhsv(150, 32%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.081 161.7)
LABlab(77.70% -26.79 9.58)
LCHlch(77.70% 28.45 160.33)

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

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.13Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.83Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.19Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.97Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.96Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.3

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

#8DCEAD Channel Values

How #8DCEAD 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 206 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 40% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 32% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DCEAD 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8DCEAD

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

Base
#8DCEAD
Complementary
#CE8DAD
Analogous
#8DCE8D
Analogous
#8DCECE
Triadic
#AD8DCE
Triadic
#CEAD8D
Split comp.
#CE8DCE
Split comp.
#CE8D8D

Tints & Shades of #8DCEAD

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

#9BD4B8
#ADDCC4
#BBE2CF
#C9E8D9
#D8EEE3
#EAF6F0

Shades

#6DC096
#4DB380
#3F9269
#2F6F4F
#224F38
#142E21

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

How #8DCEAD 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#8DCEAD
Protanopia#C5C5AD
Protanomaly#B1C9AD
Deuteranopia#BCBCAF
Deuteranomaly#ABC3AE
Tritanopia#93CACA
Tritanomaly#91CCBF
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8DCEAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8dcead: #8DCEAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DCEAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8dcead': '#8DCEAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.808, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_8dcead">#8DCEAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#8DCEAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#8DCEAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DCEAD?

#8DCEAD is a light green — rgb(141, 206, 173) in RGB and hsl(150, 40%, 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 5.13.

What is the RGB value of #8DCEAD?

#8DCEAD is rgb(141, 206, 173) — red 141, green 206, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DCEAD?

#8DCEAD converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 16%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DCEAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DCEAD scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8DCEAD 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 10.96, which is visibly different.

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