Close to Electric Blue
#8DEFEE
#8DEFEE is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 55.3% red, 93.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 75% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8DEFEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.71:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.71:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8DEFEE as they’d see it.
#8DEFEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #8DEFEE
What color is #8DEFEE?
#8DEFEE is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 55.3% red, 93.7% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 179°, with 75% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8DEFEE in RGB?
#8DEFEE is rgb(141, 239, 238): 141 red, 239 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8DEFEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(41, 0, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8DEFEE?
PANTONE 318 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8DEFEE?
Its complement #FFD5D4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.