What color is #8ACADA?

#8ACADA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ACADA?

The RGB value is 138, 202, 218: 138 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ACADA?

The complementary color is #DA9A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ACADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ACADA color

#8ACADA rgb(138, 202, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8ACADA is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 79.2% green and 85.5% blue (138, 202, 218).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 52% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Infinity Pool (#94D4E4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#8ACADA color codes

HEX	`#8ACADA`
RGB	`rgb(138, 202, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 79.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 52%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 37%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, -16.35, -14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 21.8, 221.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.252, 52.704, 74.157)`
Decimal	`9095898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ACADA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8ACADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ACADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8ACADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8acada; }
.text { color: #8acada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8acada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 202 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8acada, #8aa2da); }

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Questions

What color is #8ACADA?: #8ACADA is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ACADA?: The RGB value is 138, 202, 218: 138 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ACADA?: The complementary color is #DA9A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ACADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.