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#8CD8BC

#8cd8bc ≈ Seafoam Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#8cd8bc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.71% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.96% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 157.89°, with 49.35% saturation and 69.8% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.5832

Complementary

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #d88ca8

Split complementary

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #d88cce
  3. #d8968c

Analogous

  1. #8cd896
  2. #8cd8bc
  3. #8cced8

Triadic

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #bc8cd8
  3. #d8bc8c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #8ca8d8
  3. #d88ca8
  4. #d8bc8c

Square

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #968cd8
  3. #d88ca8
  4. #ced88c

Monochromatic

  1. #339873
  2. #53c59b
  3. #8cd8bc
  4. #c5ebdd
  5. #f0faf6

Shades

#8cd8bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #7ec2a9
  3. #70ad96
  4. #629784
  5. #548271
  6. #466c5e
  7. #38564b
  8. #2a4138
  9. #1c2b26
  10. #0e1613
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd8bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #98dcc3
  3. #a3e0c9
  4. #afe4d0
  5. #bae8d7
  6. #c6ecde
  7. #d1efe4
  8. #ddf3eb
  9. #e8f7f2
  10. #f4fbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd8bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd8bc
  2. #8bcfb6
  3. #8ac6b0
  4. #88beaa
  5. #87b5a4
  6. #86ac9e
  7. #85a398
  8. #849a92
  9. #82928c
  10. #818986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4cfc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4cebb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #78d9d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcd2bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3cdbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #80d9c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd8bc {
  color: #8cd8bc;
}
Background
.bg-8cd8bc {
  background-color: #8cd8bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd8bc {
  border: 2px solid #8cd8bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd8bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 216 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 158 49% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd8bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd8bc, #8cced8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd8bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 216 188 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 3.76 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.08 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 5.87 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 8.33 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.77 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.36 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.30 #732743 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#8cd8bc  rgb(140, 216, 188)  hsl(158, 49%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#d88ca8  rgb(216, 140, 168)  hsl(338, 49%, 70%)  Puce
#bc8cd8  rgb(188, 140, 216)  hsl(278, 49%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#d8bc8c  rgb(216, 188, 140)  hsl(38, 49%, 70%)  Tan