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#8bebc2 color: Nightly Aurora

#8bebc2 is rgb(139, 235, 194) in RGB and oklch(86.93% 0.10881 164.812) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

86.9%
0.109
165°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc -23
Black text
14.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #8bebc2

#8bebc2 is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 86.9% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.42:1 contrast and black text 14.76:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Nightly Aurora (#9beec1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #8bebc2 mixed with white

  1. 8bebc2
  2. 98edc8
  3. a5efce
  4. b1f2d4
  5. bdf4da
  6. c9f6e0
  7. d4f8e6
  8. dffaed
  9. eafbf3
  10. f4fdf9

Darker: #8bebc2 mixed with black

  1. 8bebc2
  2. 78cca8
  3. 66ae8f
  4. 549177
  5. 437560
  6. 325b49
  7. 234134
  8. 142920
  9. 07130e
  10. 010302

Calmer: #8bebc2 with less saturation

  1. 8bebc2
  2. 94e9c4
  3. 9de7c6
  4. a5e4c7
  5. ace2c9
  6. b4e0cb
  7. bbdecd
  8. c1dbcf
  9. c8d9d0
  10. ced6d2

Questions about #8bebc2

What color is #8bebc2?

#8bebc2 is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Nightly Aurora. In RGB it is rgb(139, 235, 194), in HSL hsl(154.38, 70.59%, 73.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(86.93% 0.10881 164.812).

What colors go well with #8bebc2?

The complementary color of #8bebc2 is #ffb7e5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b5e49b and #72ebea. The triadic partners are #cdccff and #ffc09e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bebc2?

Black text reads better on #8bebc2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and black gives 14.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bebc2 a warm or cool color?

#8bebc2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 86.9% and its chroma 0.109.