What color is #8DCECB?

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

What is the RGB value of #8DCECB?

The RGB value is 141, 206, 203: 141 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DCECB?

The complementary color is #CE8D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DCECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DCECB color

#8DCECB rgb(141, 206, 203)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (141, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 40% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#8DCECB color codes

HEX	`#8DCECB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 40%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, -21.16, -5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 21.76, 193.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.832, 54.115, 64.624)`
Decimal	`9293515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DCECB, 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 #8DCECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DCECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #8DCECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dcecb; }
.text { color: #8dcecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dcecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dcecb, #8db0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8DCECB?: #8DCECB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DCECB?: The RGB value is 141, 206, 203: 141 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DCECB?: The complementary color is #CE8D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DCECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.