#8aedcd

Color #8aedcd

A vivid, highly saturated light green.

Closest named color Aquamarine #7fffd4 · ΔE 10.85 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-200 #a4f4cf · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8aedcd

RGB

rgb(138, 237, 205)

HSL

hsl(160.6, 73.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(160.6, 41.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.8%, 0%, 13.5%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(87.18, -36.38, 6.44)

LCH

lch(87.18, 36.95, 169.96)

OKLCH

oklch(87.6%, 0.1046, 170.92)

HWB

hwb(160.6, 54.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ed8aaa

Analogous

#8aed9b

#8aedcd

#8adbed

Triadic

#8aedcd

#cd8aed

#edcd8a

Split-complementary

#8aedcd

#ed8adb

#ed9b8a

Tetradic

#8aedcd

#8aaaed

#ed8aaa

#edcd8a

Square

#8aedcd

#9b8aed

#ed8aaa

#dbed8a

Shades

Color #8aedcd mixed toward black.

#54e5b6

#21d99d

#19a276

#116c4f

#083627

Tints

Color #8aedcd mixed toward white.

#9df0d5

#b1f3de

#c4f6e6

#d8f9ee

#ebfcf7

Tones

Color #8aedcd mixed toward gray.

#92e5ca

#9adcc7

#a3d4c4

#abccc1

#b3c4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbed5 · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b0d7 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#91dcdd · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#dadada · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8aedcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8aedcd]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Turquoise #40e0d0

Frequently asked questions

#8aedcd (#8aedcd) is rgb(138, 237, 205) in RGB.

No, #8aedcd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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