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#8ECCBB Color

#8ECCBB is rgb(142, 204, 187) in RGB, hsl(164, 38%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8ECCBB
HEX#8ECCBB
RGBrgb(142, 204, 187)
HSLhsl(164, 38%, 68%)
HSVhsv(164, 30%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.068 175.5)
LABlab(77.47% -23.40 1.82)
LCHlch(77.47% 23.47 175.56)

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

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

#8ECCBB Channel Values

How #8ECCBB 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 142 · G 204 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 38% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 30% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8ECCBB 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8ECCBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8ECCBB; 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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Tints & Shades of #8ECCBB

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

How #8ECCBB 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#8ECCBB
Protanopia#C3C3BB
Protanomaly#B0C7BB
Deuteranopia#BABABD
Deuteranomaly#AAC2BC
Tritanopia#91CACA
Tritanomaly#90CBC4
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8ECCBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eccbb: #8ECCBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8ECCBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eccbb': '#8ECCBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.800, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_8eccbb">#8ECCBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#8ECCBB"

More Green Colors

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

#8ECCBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8ECCBB?

#8ECCBB is a light green — rgb(142, 204, 187) in RGB and hsl(164, 38%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #8ECCBB?

#8ECCBB is rgb(142, 204, 187) — red 142, green 204, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8ECCBB?

#8ECCBB converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8ECCBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8ECCBB scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8ECCBB 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 15.35, which is visibly different.

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