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#8ADECD

#8adecd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8adecd is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 87.06% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.66% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 167.86°, with 56% saturation and 70.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.6205

Complementary

  1. #8adecd
  2. #de8a9b

Split complementary

  1. #8adecd
  2. #de8ac5
  3. #dea38a

Analogous

  1. #8adea3
  2. #8adecd
  3. #8ac5de

Triadic

  1. #8adecd
  2. #cd8ade
  3. #decd8a

Tetradic

  1. #8adecd
  2. #8a9bde
  3. #de8a9b
  4. #decd8a

Square

  1. #8adecd
  2. #a38ade
  3. #de8a9b
  4. #c5de8a

Monochromatic

  1. #2ea18a
  2. #4ecdb4
  3. #8adecd
  4. #c6efe7
  5. #effbf8

Shades

#8adecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8adecd
  2. #7cc8b9
  3. #6eb2a4
  4. #619b90
  5. #53857b
  6. #456f67
  7. #375952
  8. #29433e
  9. #1c2c29
  10. #0e1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#8adecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8adecd
  2. #96e1d2
  3. #a1e5d7
  4. #ade8dc
  5. #b9ebe1
  6. #c5efe6
  7. #d0f2eb
  8. #dcf5f0
  9. #e8f8f5
  10. #f3fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8adecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8adecd
  2. #89d5c5
  3. #88cbbe
  4. #87c2b6
  5. #86b8ae
  6. #85afa7
  7. #84a69f
  8. #839c97
  9. #82938f
  10. #818988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7d5ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d5cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9cace ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6de1d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd9cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3d2ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ae0d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8adecd {
  color: #8adecd;
}
Background
.bg-8adecd {
  background-color: #8adecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8adecd {
  border: 2px solid #8adecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8adecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 222 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8adecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8adecd, #8ac5de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8adecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 222 205 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.23 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.79 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 6.81 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.55 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.77 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 8.17 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.60 #752132 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Turquoise
#8adecd  rgb(138, 222, 205)  hsl(168, 56%, 71%)  Turquoise
#de8a9b  rgb(222, 138, 155)  hsl(348, 56%, 71%)  Puce
#cd8ade  rgb(205, 138, 222)  hsl(288, 56%, 71%)  Floral Lavender
#decd8a  rgb(222, 205, 138)  hsl(48, 56%, 71%)  Flax