What color is #8EFFF7?

#8EFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EFFF7?

The RGB value is 142, 255, 247: 142 red, 255 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EFFF7?

The complementary color is #FF8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EFFF7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EFFF7 color

#8EFFF7 rgb(142, 255, 247)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8EFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 100% green and 96.9% blue (142, 255, 247).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#8EFFF7 color codes

HEX	`#8EFFF7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 255, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 100%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.44, -34.18, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.44, 34.75, 190.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.697, 83.981, 100.831)`
Decimal	`9371639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EFFF7, 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 #8EFFF7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EFFF7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #8EFFF7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8efff7; }
.text { color: #8efff7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8efff7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 255 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8efff7, #8ecfff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8EFFF7?: #8EFFF7 is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EFFF7?: The RGB value is 142, 255, 247: 142 red, 255 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EFFF7?: The complementary color is #FF8E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EFFF7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.