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#8FEAEA Color

#8FEAEA is rgb(143, 234, 234) in RGB, hsl(180, 68%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FEAEA
HEX#8FEAEA
RGBrgb(143, 234, 234)
HSLhsl(180, 68%, 74%)
HSVhsv(180, 39%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.087 195.7)
LABlab(87.04% -28.37 -9.05)
LCHlch(87.04% 29.78 197.70)

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

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.9Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.8Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.67Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.97Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.14Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.32

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

#8FEAEA Channel Values

How #8FEAEA 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 234 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 68% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 39% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 8%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 #8FEAEA 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 #8FEAEA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FEAEA

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

Base
#8FEAEA
Complementary
#EA9090
Analogous
#90EABD
Analogous
#90BDEA
Triadic
#EA90EA
Triadic
#EAEA90
Split comp.
#EA90BD
Split comp.
#EABD90

Tints & Shades of #8FEAEA

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

#9CECEC
#AEEFEF
#BAF2F2
#CCF5F5
#D8F8F8
#EAFBFB

Shades

#65E2E2
#3AD9D9
#24BCBC
#1C9292
#146767
#0B3C3C

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

How #8FEAEA 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#8FEAEA
Protanopia#DEDEEA
Protanomaly#C3E3EA
Deuteranopia#D2D2EC
Deuteranomaly#BBDCEB
Tritanopia#8FEAEA
Tritanomaly#8FEAEA
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #8FEAEA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8feaea: #8FEAEA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FEAEA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8feaea': '#8FEAEA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.918, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_8feaea">#8FEAEA</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FEAEA"

More Teal Colors

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

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#8FEAEA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FEAEA?

#8FEAEA is a light teal — rgb(143, 234, 234) in RGB and hsl(180, 68%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Waterspout (#A4F4F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #8FEAEA?

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

What is the CMYK value of #8FEAEA?

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

Should text on #8FEAEA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FEAEA 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 #8FEAEA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FEAEA 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 8.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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