Close to Electric Blue
#8FFAED
#8FFAED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 56.1% red, 98% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 91% saturation and 77% 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 #8FFAED.
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.
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17.07:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.23:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.07:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8FFAED as they’d see it.
#8FFAED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8FFAED
What color is #8FFAED?
#8FFAED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 56.1% red, 98% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 173°, with 91% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #8FFAED in RGB?
#8FFAED is rgb(143, 250, 237): 143 red, 250 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8FFAED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(43, 0, 5, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8FFAED?
PANTONE 3245 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8FFAED?
Its complement #FEE1E3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.