What color is #8DE6DA?

#8DE6DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8DE6DA?

The RGB value is 141, 230, 218: 141 red, 230 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DE6DA?

The complementary color is #E68D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DE6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DE6DA color

#8DE6DA rgb(141, 230, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8DE6DA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 90.2% green and 85.5% blue (141, 230, 218).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 64% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam (#87E0CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#8DE6DA color codes

HEX	`#8DE6DA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 230, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 90.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 64%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 39%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -29.44, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 29.55, 185)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.931, 67.315, 76.573)`
Decimal	`9299674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DE6DA, 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 #8DE6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DE6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #8DE6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8de6da; }
.text { color: #8de6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8de6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 230 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8de6da, #8dc5e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8DE6DA?: #8DE6DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8DE6DA?: The RGB value is 141, 230, 218: 141 red, 230 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DE6DA?: The complementary color is #E68D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DE6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.