What color is #8EEFD8?

#8EEFD8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EEFD8?

The RGB value is 142, 239, 216: 142 red, 239 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EEFD8?

The complementary color is #EF8EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EEFD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EEFD8 color

#8EEFD8 rgb(142, 239, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EEFD8 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 93.7% green and 84.7% blue (142, 239, 216).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 75% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Pearl (#89F5E3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.49:1).

#8EEFD8 color codes

HEX	`#8EEFD8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 239, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 93.7%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 75%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 41%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 10%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.18, -33.88, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.18, 33.95, 176.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.412, 72.438, 76.067)`
Decimal	`9367512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EEFD8, 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 #8EEFD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EEFD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.49:1	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 #8EEFD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8eefd8; }
.text { color: #8eefd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8eefd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 239 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8eefd8, #8ed5ef); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #8EEFD8?: #8EEFD8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EEFD8?: The RGB value is 142, 239, 216: 142 red, 239 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EEFD8?: The complementary color is #EF8EA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EEFD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.