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#8CD1CD

#8cd1cd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd1cd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 81.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.91% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 176.52°, with 42.86% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 6.78.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5558

Complementary

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #d18c90

Split complementary

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #d18cb2
  3. #d1aa8c

Analogous

  1. #8cd1aa
  2. #8cd1cd
  3. #8cb2d1

Triadic

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #cd8cd1
  3. #d1cd8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #8c90d1
  3. #d18c90
  4. #d1cd8c

Square

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #aa8cd1
  3. #d18c90
  4. #b2d18c

Monochromatic

  1. #388c87
  2. #55bbb5
  3. #8cd1cd
  4. #c3e7e5
  5. #f0f9f9

Shades

#8cd1cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #7ebcb9
  3. #70a7a4
  4. #629290
  5. #547d7b
  6. #466967
  7. #385452
  8. #2a3f3e
  9. #1c2a29
  10. #0e1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd1cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #98d6d2
  3. #a3dad7
  4. #afdfdc
  5. #bae3e1
  6. #c6e8e6
  7. #d1edeb
  8. #ddf1f0
  9. #e8f6f5
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd1cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd1cd
  2. #8bc9c5
  3. #8ac1be
  4. #88b9b6
  5. #87b1ae
  6. #86a9a7
  7. #85a09f
  8. #849897
  9. #82908f
  10. #818888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1cac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9cacd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdc1ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73d5d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4cdcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abc7cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7ed3cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd1cd {
  color: #8cd1cd;
}
Background
.bg-8cd1cd {
  background-color: #8cd1cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd1cd {
  border: 2px solid #8cd1cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd1cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 209 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 43% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd1cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd1cd, #8cb2d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd1cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 209 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.78 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.36 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.71 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.77 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.05 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 9.07 #732e32 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#8cd1cd  rgb(140, 209, 205)  hsl(177, 43%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d18c90  rgb(209, 140, 144)  hsl(357, 43%, 68%)  Old Rose
#cd8cd1  rgb(205, 140, 209)  hsl(297, 43%, 68%)  Plum
#d1cd8c  rgb(209, 205, 140)  hsl(57, 43%, 68%)  Dark Khaki