What color is #8DCFCA?

#8DCFCA 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 #8DCFCA?

The RGB value is 141, 207, 202: 141 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DCFCA?

The complementary color is #CF8D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DCFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DCFCA color

#8DCFCA rgb(141, 207, 202)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 81.2% green and 79.2% blue (141, 207, 202).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#8DCFCA color codes

HEX	`#8DCFCA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 207, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 81.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -21.88, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 22.28, 190.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.954, 54.55, 64.079)`
Decimal	`9293770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DCFCA, 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 #8DCFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DCFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #8DCFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dcfca; }
.text { color: #8dcfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dcfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 207 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dcfca, #8db3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8DCFCA?: #8DCFCA 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 #8DCFCA?: The RGB value is 141, 207, 202: 141 red, 207 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DCFCA?: The complementary color is #CF8D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DCFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.