What color is #8EEAD5?

#8EEAD5 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 #8EEAD5?

The RGB value is 142, 234, 213: 142 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EEAD5?

The complementary color is #EA8EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EEAD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EEAD5 color

#8EEAD5 rgb(142, 234, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EEAD5 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 91.8% green and 83.5% blue (142, 234, 213).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 69% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam (#87E0CF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#8EEAD5 color codes

HEX	`#8EEAD5`
RGB	`rgb(142, 234, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 91.8%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 69%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 39%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.7, -32.21, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.7, 32.25, 177.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.584, 69.397, 73.562)`
Decimal	`9366229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EEAD5, 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 #8EEAD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EEAD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #8EEAD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eead5; }
.text { color: #8eead5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eead5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 234 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eead5, #8ed1ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #8EEAD5?: #8EEAD5 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 #8EEAD5?: The RGB value is 142, 234, 213: 142 red, 234 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EEAD5?: The complementary color is #EA8EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EEAD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.