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#8DCBC8

#8dcbc8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#8dcbc8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 55.29% red, 79.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.48% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 177.1°, with 37.35% saturation and 67.45% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.5254

Complementary

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #cb8d90

Split complementary

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #cb8daf
  3. #cba98d

Analogous

  1. #8dcba9
  2. #8dcbc8
  3. #8dafcb

Triadic

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #c88dcb
  3. #cbc88d

Tetradic

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #8d90cb
  3. #cb8d90
  4. #cbc88d

Square

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #a98dcb
  3. #cb8d90
  4. #afcb8d

Monochromatic

  1. #3c8380
  2. #58b3af
  3. #8dcbc8
  4. #c2e3e1
  5. #f1f9f8

Shades

#8dcbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #7fb7b4
  3. #71a2a0
  4. #638e8c
  5. #557a78
  6. #476664
  7. #385150
  8. #2a3d3c
  9. #1c2928
  10. #0e1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#8dcbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #98d0ce
  3. #a4d5d3
  4. #afdbd9
  5. #bbe0de
  6. #c6e5e4
  7. #d1eae9
  8. #ddefef
  9. #e8f5f4
  10. #f4fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8dcbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8dcbc8
  2. #8cc4c1
  3. #8abcba
  4. #89b5b2
  5. #88adab
  6. #87a6a4
  7. #859e9d
  8. #849796
  9. #838f8e
  10. #818887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aec4c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c5c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bcc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77ceca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1c7c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9c2c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #81cdc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8dcbc8 {
  color: #8dcbc8;
}
Background
.bg-8dcbc8 {
  background-color: #8dcbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8dcbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #8dcbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8dcbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 141 203 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 37% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8dcbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8dcbc8, #8dafcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8dcbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(141 203 200 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.66 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.80 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.85 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.38 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.27 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.31 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.48 #723437 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#8dcbc8  rgb(141, 203, 200)  hsl(177, 37%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb8d90  rgb(203, 141, 144)  hsl(357, 37%, 67%)  Old Rose
#c88dcb  rgb(200, 141, 203)  hsl(297, 37%, 67%)  Wisteria
#cbc88d  rgb(203, 200, 141)  hsl(57, 37%, 67%)  Sage