What color is #8AF3F2?

#8AF3F2 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AF3F2?

The RGB value is 138, 243, 242: 138 red, 243 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AF3F2?

The complementary color is #F38A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AF3F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AF3F2 color

#8AF3F2 rgb(138, 243, 242)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8AF3F2 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 95.3% green and 94.9% blue (138, 243, 242).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 81% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Bath Water (#88EEEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.18:1).

#8AF3F2 color codes

HEX	`#8AF3F2`
RGB	`rgb(138, 243, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 95.3%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 81%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 43%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.82, -30.67, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.82, 31.97, 196.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.553, 75.911, 95.554)`
Decimal	`9106418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AF3F2, 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 #8AF3F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AF3F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.18:1	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 #8AF3F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8af3f2; }
.text { color: #8af3f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8af3f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 243 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8af3f2, #8abff3); }

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Questions

What color is #8AF3F2?: #8AF3F2 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Bath Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AF3F2?: The RGB value is 138, 243, 242: 138 red, 243 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AF3F2?: The complementary color is #F38A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AF3F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.