What color is #8AE3FC?

#8AE3FC is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Winter Wizard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AE3FC?

The RGB value is 138, 227, 252: 138 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AE3FC?

The complementary color is #FCA38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AE3FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AE3FC color

#8AE3FC rgb(138, 227, 252)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8AE3FC is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 89% green and 98.8% blue (138, 227, 252).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 95% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Winter Wizard (#A0E6FF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#8AE3FC color codes

HEX	`#8AE3FC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 227, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 89%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 95%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 45%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 10%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.69, -20.36, -20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.69, 28.87, 225.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.515, 67.365, 102.154)`
Decimal	`9102332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AE3FC, 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 #8AE3FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AE3FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #8AE3FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ae3fc; }
.text { color: #8ae3fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ae3fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 227 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ae3fc, #8aaafc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AE3FC?: #8AE3FC is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Winter Wizard. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AE3FC?: The RGB value is 138, 227, 252: 138 red, 227 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AE3FC?: The complementary color is #FCA38A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AE3FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.