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#8FDCBE Color

#8FDCBE is rgb(143, 220, 190) in RGB, hsl(157, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FDCBE
HEX#8FDCBE
RGBrgb(143, 220, 190)
HSLhsl(157, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(157, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.088 167.7)
LABlab(82.13% -29.74 6.88)
LCHlch(82.13% 30.53 166.97)

What #8FDCBE 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 #8FDCBE, 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.

#8FDCBE Channel Values

How #8FDCBE 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 220 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 52% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 35% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FDCBE 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8FDCBE

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

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

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

How #8FDCBE 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#8FDCBE
Protanopia#D1D1BE
Protanomaly#BBD6BE
Deuteranopia#C7C7C0
Deuteranomaly#B3D0BF
Tritanopia#95D9D9
Tritanomaly#93DACE
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FDCBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fdcbe: #8FDCBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FDCBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fdcbe': '#8FDCBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.863, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_8fdcbe">#8FDCBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FDCBE"

More Green Colors

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

#8FDCBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FDCBE?

#8FDCBE is a light green — rgb(143, 220, 190) in RGB and hsl(157, 52%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.48.

What is the RGB value of #8FDCBE?

#8FDCBE is rgb(143, 220, 190) — red 143, green 220, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FDCBE?

#8FDCBE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 14%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FDCBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FDCBE scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8FDCBE 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 10.41, which is visibly different.

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