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#8FDCBF Color

#8FDCBF is rgb(143, 220, 191) in RGB, hsl(157, 52%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 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 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FDCBF
HEX#8FDCBF
RGBrgb(143, 220, 191)
HSLhsl(157, 52%, 71%)
HSVhsv(157, 35%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.087 168.5)
LABlab(82.15% -29.58 6.39)
LCHlch(82.15% 30.26 167.82)

What #8FDCBF 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 #8FDCBF, 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.

#8FDCBF Channel Values

How #8FDCBF 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 1918-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 13% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FDCBF 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 text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8FDCBF

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

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 #8FDCBF.

How #8FDCBF 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#8FDCBF
Protanopia#D1D1BF
Protanomaly#BBD6BF
Deuteranopia#C7C7C1
Deuteranomaly#B3D0C0
Tritanopia#95D9D9
Tritanomaly#92DACF
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FDCBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fdcbf: #8FDCBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FDCBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fdcbf': '#8FDCBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.863, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_8fdcbf">#8FDCBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FDCBF"

More Green Colors

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

#8FDCBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FDCBF?

#8FDCBF is a light green — rgb(143, 220, 191) 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 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #8FDCBF?

#8FDCBF is rgb(143, 220, 191) — red 143, green 220, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FDCBF?

#8FDCBF converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 13%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FDCBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FDCBF scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8FDCBF 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 10.6, which is visibly different.

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