What color is #8ECAC7?

#8ECAC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ECAC7?

The RGB value is 142, 202, 199: 142 red, 202 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ECAC7?

The complementary color is #CA8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ECAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ECAC7 color

#8ECAC7 rgb(142, 202, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8ECAC7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 79.2% green and 78% blue (142, 202, 199).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 36% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#8ECAC7 color codes

HEX	`#8ECAC7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 202, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 79.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 36%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -19.78, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 20.32, 193.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.581, 52.113, 61.837)`
Decimal	`9358023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ECAC7, 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 #8ECAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ECAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #8ECAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ecac7; }
.text { color: #8ecac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ecac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 202 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ecac7, #8eafca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #8ECAC7?: #8ECAC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ECAC7?: The RGB value is 142, 202, 199: 142 red, 202 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ECAC7?: The complementary color is #CA8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ECAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.