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#8af0cd color: Light Turquoise

#8af0cd is rgb(138, 240, 205) in RGB and oklch(88.316% 0.10858 169.58) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

88.3%
0.109
170°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.36:1Hard to read
Lc -20
Black text
15.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 86

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About #8af0cd

#8af0cd is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 88.3% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.36:1 contrast and black text 15.43:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Light Turquoise (#7ef4cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #8af0cd mixed with white

  1. 8af0cd
  2. 98f2d2
  3. a5f3d7
  4. b1f5dc
  5. bdf7e1
  6. c9f8e6
  7. d4faeb
  8. dffbf0
  9. eafcf5
  10. f5fefa

Darker: #8af0cd mixed with black

  1. 8af0cd
  2. 77d1b2
  3. 65b298
  4. 53957e
  5. 427866
  6. 325d4e
  7. 224338
  8. 142a23
  9. 07140f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #8af0cd with less saturation

  1. 8af0cd
  2. 94eece
  3. 9deccf
  4. a6e9d0
  5. aee7d2
  6. b6e5d3
  7. bde2d4
  8. c5e0d5
  9. cbddd6
  10. d2dbd7

Questions about #8af0cd

What color is #8af0cd?

#8af0cd is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Light Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 240, 205), in HSL hsl(159.41, 77.27%, 74.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.316% 0.10858 169.58).

What colors go well with #8af0cd?

The complementary color of #8af0cd is #ffbde2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b3eaa6 and #76eef4. The triadic partners are #d7d0ff and #ffc7a1.

Is white or black text more readable on #8af0cd?

Black text reads better on #8af0cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and black gives 15.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8af0cd a warm or cool color?

#8af0cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 88.3% and its chroma 0.109.