What color is #8EC9C1?

#8EC9C1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EC9C1?

The RGB value is 142, 201, 193: 142 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EC9C1?

The complementary color is #C98E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EC9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EC9C1 color

#8EC9C1 rgb(142, 201, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EC9C1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 78.8% green and 75.7% blue (142, 201, 193).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#8EC9C1 color codes

HEX	`#8EC9C1`
RGB	`rgb(142, 201, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 78.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -20.63, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 20.73, 185.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.664, 51.372, 58.162)`
Decimal	`9357761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EC9C1, 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 #8EC9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EC9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #8EC9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ec9c1; }
.text { color: #8ec9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ec9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 201 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ec9c1, #8eb3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #8EC9C1?: #8EC9C1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EC9C1?: The RGB value is 142, 201, 193: 142 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EC9C1?: The complementary color is #C98E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EC9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.