What color is #8DD0C7?

#8DD0C7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bambino. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DD0C7?

The RGB value is 141, 208, 199: 141 red, 208 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DD0C7?

The complementary color is #D08D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DD0C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DD0C7 color

#8DD0C7 rgb(141, 208, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DD0C7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 81.6% green and 78% blue (141, 208, 199).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 42% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bambino (#8EDACC), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#8DD0C7 color codes

HEX	`#8DD0C7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 208, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 81.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 42%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -23.06, -2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 23.18, 185.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.846, 54.895, 62.307)`
Decimal	`9294023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DD0C7, 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 #8DD0C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DD0C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #8DD0C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8dd0c7; }
.text { color: #8dd0c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8dd0c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 208 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8dd0c7, #8db8d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8DD0C7?: #8DD0C7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bambino. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DD0C7?: The RGB value is 141, 208, 199: 141 red, 208 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DD0C7?: The complementary color is #D08D96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DD0C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.