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#8FCDEA Color

#8FCDEA is rgb(143, 205, 234) in RGB, hsl(199, 68%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FCDEA
HEX#8FCDEA
RGBrgb(143, 205, 234)
HSLhsl(199, 68%, 74%)
HSVhsv(199, 39%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.075 228.8)
LABlab(78.96% -15.10 -21.04)
LCHlch(78.96% 25.90 234.34)

What #8FCDEA 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 #8FCDEA, 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 teal in the library.

#8FCDEA Channel Values

How #8FCDEA 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 143 · G 205 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 68% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 39% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FCDEA 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8FCDEA

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

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 #8FCDEA.

How #8FCDEA 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#8FCDEA
Protanopia#C4C4EA
Protanomaly#B1C8EA
Deuteranopia#BBBBEB
Deuteranomaly#ABC3EB
Tritanopia#88D1D1
Tritanomaly#8BCFDB
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FCDEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fcdea: #8FCDEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FCDEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fcdea': '#8FCDEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.804, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_8fcdea">#8FCDEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FCDEA"

More Teal Colors

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

#8FCDEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FCDEA?

#8FCDEA is a light teal — rgb(143, 205, 234) in RGB and hsl(199, 68%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (Crayola) (#93CCEA), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.6.

What is the RGB value of #8FCDEA?

#8FCDEA is rgb(143, 205, 234) — red 143, green 205, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FCDEA?

#8FCDEA converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FCDEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FCDEA scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8FCDEA 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 2.55, which is very hard to tell apart.

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