#8DDBE7 Color

#8DDBE7 is rgb(141, 219, 231) in RGB, hsl(188, 65%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8DDBE7

HEX#8DDBE7

RGBrgb(141, 219, 231)

HSLhsl(188, 65%, 73%)

HSVhsv(188, 39%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.078 208.1)

LABlab(82.68% -22.75 -13.93)

LCHlch(82.68% 26.67 211.48)

What #8DDBE7 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 #8DDBE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 2.87 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 4.04 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 4.57 Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.23 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 6.93 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.28

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#8DDBE7 Channel Values

How #8DDBE7 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 141 · G 219 · B 231	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 65% · L 73%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 39% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 39% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.56:1 vs white · 13.42:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8DDBE7 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 text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8DDBE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8DDBE7; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #8DDBE7

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

Shades

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How #8DDBE7 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#8DDBE7

Protanopia#D0D0E7

Protanomaly#B9D5E7

Deuteranopia#C6C6E9

Deuteranomaly#B2CFE8

Tritanopia#8ADDDD

Tritanomaly#8BDCE1

Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

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Using #8DDBE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8ddbe7: #8DDBE7;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8DDBE7;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8ddbe7': '#8DDBE7' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.553, green: 0.859, blue: 0.906)

Android XML<color name="color_8ddbe7">#8DDBE7</color>

SVG fillfill="#8DDBE7"

More Teal Colors

#8DDBE7 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

#8DDBE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8DDBE7?

#8DDBE7 is a light teal — rgb(141, 219, 231) in RGB and hsl(188, 65%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.87.

What is the RGB value of #8DDBE7?

#8DDBE7 is rgb(141, 219, 231) — red 141, green 219, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8DDBE7?

#8DDBE7 converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 5%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8DDBE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8DDBE7 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8DDBE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8DDBE7 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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