What color is #8FCAD8?

#8FCAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FCAD8?

The RGB value is 143, 202, 216: 143 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FCAD8?

The complementary color is #D89D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FCAD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FCAD8 color

#8FCAD8 rgb(143, 202, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #8FCAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 79.2% green and 84.7% blue (143, 202, 216).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 48% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Infinity Pool (#94D4E4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#8FCAD8 color codes

HEX	`#8FCAD8`
RGB	`rgb(143, 202, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 79.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 48%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -15.49, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 20.24, 220.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.839, 53.036, 72.827)`
Decimal	`9423576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FCAD8, 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 #8FCAD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FCAD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #8FCAD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fcad8; }
.text { color: #8fcad8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fcad8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 202 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fcad8, #8fa5d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FCAD8?: #8FCAD8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Infinity Pool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FCAD8?: The RGB value is 143, 202, 216: 143 red, 202 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FCAD8?: The complementary color is #D89D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FCAD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.