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#8dd5ce color: Summer Soft Blue

#8dd5ce is rgb(141, 213, 206) in RGB and oklch(82.361% 0.07271 188.132) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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174°
100%

82.4%
0.073
188°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • teal-300
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc -33
Black text
12.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

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About #8dd5ce

#8dd5ce is a pastel light teal color. In OKLCH it has 82.4% lightness, 0.073 chroma and a hue of 188°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.67:1 contrast and black text 12.54:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Summer Soft Blue (#94d3d1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-300.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #8dd5ce mixed with white

  1. 8dd5ce
  2. 99d9d3
  3. a5ded8
  4. b1e2dd
  5. bce6e1
  6. c8eae6
  7. d3eeeb
  8. def3f0
  9. e9f7f5
  10. f4fbfa

Darker: #8dd5ce mixed with black

  1. 8dd5ce
  2. 7ab9b3
  3. 679e98
  4. 55837f
  5. 446a66
  6. 33514e
  7. 233a38
  8. 142423
  9. 07100f
  10. 010202

Calmer: #8dd5ce with less saturation

  1. 8dd5ce
  2. 94d4cd
  3. 9ad2cc
  4. a0d0cb
  5. a6cfca
  6. accdca
  7. b1ccc9
  8. b6cac8
  9. bbc8c7
  10. c0c7c6

Questions about #8dd5ce

What color is #8dd5ce?

#8dd5ce is pastel light teal. The closest named color is Summer Soft Blue. In RGB it is rgb(141, 213, 206), in HSL hsl(174.17, 46.15%, 69.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(82.361% 0.07271 188.132).

What colors go well with #8dd5ce?

The complementary color of #8dd5ce is #f0b2bc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9ed4b4 and #8ed1e5. The triadic partners are #d2b9ea and #e5bd93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8dd5ce?

Black text reads better on #8dd5ce: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and black gives 12.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8dd5ce a warm or cool color?

#8dd5ce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 188 degrees, its lightness 82.4% and its chroma 0.073.