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#8CD8D9

#8cd8d9 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8cd8d9 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.9% red, 84.71% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.48% cyan, 0.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 180.78°, with 50.33% saturation and 70% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.597

Complementary

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #d98d8c

Split complementary

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #d98cb1
  3. #d9b48c

Analogous

  1. #8cd9b4
  2. #8cd8d9
  3. #8cb1d9

Triadic

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #d98cd8
  3. #d8d98c

Tetradic

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #8d8cd9
  3. #d98d8c
  4. #d8d98c

Square

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #b48cd9
  3. #d98d8c
  4. #b1d98c

Monochromatic

  1. #339899
  2. #52c5c6
  3. #8cd8d9
  4. #c5ecec
  5. #f0fafa

Shades

#8cd8d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #7ec2c3
  3. #70adae
  4. #629798
  5. #548282
  6. #466c6d
  7. #385657
  8. #2a4141
  9. #1c2b2b
  10. #0e1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#8cd8d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #98dcdd
  3. #a3e0e1
  4. #afe4e4
  5. #bae8e8
  6. #c6ecec
  7. #d1eff0
  8. #ddf3f4
  9. #e8f7f7
  10. #f4fbfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8cd8d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8cd8d9
  2. #8bcfd0
  3. #8ac6c7
  4. #88bebe
  5. #87b5b5
  6. #86acad
  7. #85a3a4
  8. #849a9b
  9. #829292
  10. #818989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5d0d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd1d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c7da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dddd8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8d4d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeced9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bdbd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8cd8d9 {
  color: #8cd8d9;
}
Background
.bg-8cd8d9 {
  background-color: #8cd8d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8cd8d9 {
  border: 2px solid #8cd8d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8cd8d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 140 216 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 50% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8cd8d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8cd8d9, #8cb1d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8cd8d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(140 216 217 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.84 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 6.53 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.13 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.84 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.03 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.48 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.64 #732726 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#8cd8d9  rgb(140, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 50%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#d98d8c  rgb(217, 141, 140)  hsl(1, 50%, 70%)  Old Rose
#d98cd8  rgb(217, 140, 216)  hsl(301, 50%, 70%)  Plum
#d8d98c  rgb(216, 217, 140)  hsl(61, 50%, 70%)  Khaki