What color is #8EFFFC?

#8EFFFC 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 #8EFFFC?

The RGB value is 142, 255, 252: 142 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EFFFC?

The complementary color is #FF8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EFFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EFFFC color

#8EFFFC rgb(142, 255, 252)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 100% green and 98.8% blue (142, 255, 252).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.86:1).

#8EFFFC color codes

HEX	`#8EFFFC`
RGB	`rgb(142, 255, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 100%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.58, -32.98, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.58, 34.09, 194.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.479, 84.294, 104.949)`
Decimal	`9371644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EFFFC, 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 #8EFFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EFFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.86:1	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 #8EFFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8efffc; }
.text { color: #8efffc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8efffc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 255 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8efffc, #8ecaff); }

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Questions

What color is #8EFFFC?: #8EFFFC 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 #8EFFFC?: The RGB value is 142, 255, 252: 142 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EFFFC?: The complementary color is #FF8E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EFFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.