What color is #8CD1CF?

#8CD1CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CD1CF?

The RGB value is 140, 209, 207: 140 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CD1CF?

The complementary color is #D18C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CD1CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CD1CF color

#8CD1CF rgb(140, 209, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8CD1CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 82% green and 81.2% blue (140, 209, 207).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#8CD1CF color codes

HEX	`#8CD1CF`
RGB	`rgb(140, 209, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 82%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -22, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 22.79, 195.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.874, 55.679, 67.402)`
Decimal	`9228751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CD1CF, 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 #8CD1CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CD1CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #8CD1CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cd1cf; }
.text { color: #8cd1cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cd1cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 209 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cd1cf, #8cb1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8CD1CF?: #8CD1CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CD1CF?: The RGB value is 140, 209, 207: 140 red, 209 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CD1CF?: The complementary color is #D18C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CD1CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.