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#8FEFEF Color

#8FEFEF is rgb(143, 239, 239) in RGB, hsl(180, 75%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 6%) 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 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FEFEF
HEX#8FEFEF
RGBrgb(143, 239, 239)
HSLhsl(180, 75%, 75%)
HSVhsv(180, 40%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.091 195.6)
LABlab(88.55% -29.64 -9.43)
LCHlch(88.55% 31.10 197.64)

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

Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 5.92Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 7.62Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.39Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.44Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 9.61Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.57

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

#8FEFEF Channel Values

How #8FEFEF 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 239 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 75% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 40% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FEFEF 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #8FEFEF

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

Base
#8FEFEF
Complementary
#EF8F8F
Analogous
#8FEFBF
Analogous
#8FBFEF
Triadic
#EF8FEF
Triadic
#EFEF8F
Split comp.
#EF8FBF
Split comp.
#EFBF8F

Tints & Shades of #8FEFEF

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

#9DF1F1
#AFF4F4
#BCF5F5
#C9F7F7
#D7F9F9
#E9FCFC

Shades

#63E9E9
#36E2E2
#1DC9C9
#169898
#0F6B6B
#093E3E

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

How #8FEFEF 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#8FEFEF
Protanopia#E2E2EF
Protanomaly#C6E7EF
Deuteranopia#D5D5F1
Deuteranomaly#BDE0F0
Tritanopia#8FEFEF
Tritanomaly#8FEFEF
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #8FEFEF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-8fefef: #8FEFEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FEFEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fefef': '#8FEFEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.937, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_8fefef">#8FEFEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FEFEF"

More Teal Colors

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

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#8FEFEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FEFEF?

#8FEFEF is a light teal — rgb(143, 239, 239) in RGB and hsl(180, 75%, 75%) 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 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #8FEFEF?

#8FEFEF is rgb(143, 239, 239) — red 143, green 239, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FEFEF?

#8FEFEF converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FEFEF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FEFEF scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #8FEFEF 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 9.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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