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#8EECD7 Color

#8EECD7 is rgb(142, 236, 215) in RGB, hsl(167, 71%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8EECD7
HEX#8EECD7
RGBrgb(142, 236, 215)
HSLhsl(167, 71%, 74%)
HSVhsv(167, 40%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.095 178)
LABlab(87.13% -32.84 0.96)
LCHlch(87.13% 32.86 178.33)

What #8EECD7 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 #8EECD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.68Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 8.48Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.68Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.94Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.55Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.85

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

#8EECD7 Channel Values

How #8EECD7 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 236 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 71% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 40% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8EECD7 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8EECD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8EECD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8EECD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8EECD7
Complementary
#EC8EA2
Analogous
#8EECA8
Analogous
#8ED1EC
Triadic
#D78EEC
Triadic
#ECD78E
Split comp.
#EC8ED1
Split comp.
#ECA88E

Tints & Shades of #8EECD7

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

#9BEEDC
#ACF1E2
#B9F3E7
#CBF6ED
#D8F8F1
#E9FBF7

Shades

#62E4C8
#36DDB9
#21C09D
#19947A
#126956
#0A3D32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8EECD7.

How #8EECD7 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#8EECD7
Protanopia#E0E0D7
Protanomaly#C4E5D7
Deuteranopia#D3D3D9
Deuteranomaly#BBDDD8
Tritanopia#93E9E9
Tritanomaly#91EAE2
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8EECD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8eecd7: #8EECD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8EECD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8eecd7': '#8EECD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.557, green: 0.925, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_8eecd7">#8EECD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#8EECD7"

More Green Colors

#8EECD7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8EECD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8EECD7?

#8EECD7 is a light green — rgb(142, 236, 215) in RGB and hsl(167, 71%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #8EECD7?

#8EECD7 is rgb(142, 236, 215) — red 142, green 236, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8EECD7?

#8EECD7 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8EECD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8EECD7 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8EECD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8EECD7 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.33, which is visibly different.

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