What color is #8CDDBA?

#8CDDBA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CDDBA?

The RGB value is 140, 221, 186: 140 red, 221 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CDDBA?

The complementary color is #DD8CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CDDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CDDBA color

#8CDDBA rgb(140, 221, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CDDBA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 86.7% green and 72.9% blue (140, 221, 186).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 54% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#8CDDBA color codes

HEX	`#8CDDBA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 221, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 86.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 54%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 37%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, -32.43, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 33.77, 163.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.531, 60.831, 55.787)`
Decimal	`9231802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CDDBA, 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 #8CDDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CDDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #8CDDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cddba; }
.text { color: #8cddba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cddba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 221 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cddba, #8cd7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8CDDBA?: #8CDDBA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CDDBA?: The RGB value is 140, 221, 186: 140 red, 221 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CDDBA?: The complementary color is #DD8CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CDDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.