What color is #8DC8C8?

#8DC8C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DC8C8?

The RGB value is 141, 200, 200: 141 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DC8C8?

The complementary color is #C88D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DC8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DC8C8 color

#8DC8C8 rgb(141, 200, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DC8C8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 78.4% green and 78.4% blue (141, 200, 200).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#8DC8C8 color codes

HEX	`#8DC8C8`
RGB	`rgb(141, 200, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 78.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -18.82, -6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 19.78, 197.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.061, 51.139, 62.287)`
Decimal	`9291976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DC8C8, 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 #8DC8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DC8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #8DC8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dc8c8; }
.text { color: #8dc8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dc8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 200 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dc8c8, #8dabc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DC8C8?: #8DC8C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DC8C8?: The RGB value is 141, 200, 200: 141 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DC8C8?: The complementary color is #C88D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DC8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.