Information about #8CD0AC color

#8CD0AC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8CD0AC falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(140, 208, 172) — 54.9% red, 81.6% green, 67.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 14 / 18. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #8CD0AC reads as a clearly saturated minty spring green and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eton Blue (#96C8A2) and Chinook (#9DD3A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(140, 208, 172) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #8CD0AC: 11.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #8CD0AC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8CD0AC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#8CD0AC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8CD0AC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Chinook color link
Chinook

#9DD3A8

Pastel Verde color link
Pastel Verde

#9DD6AD

Pastel Mint color link
Pastel Mint

#9ADBB3

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Zeal color link
Zeal

#91E0B7

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8CD0AC
  • RGB140, 208, 172
  • CMYK27, 0, 14, 18
  • CSSrgb(140, 208, 172)
  • HSL148°, 42%, 68%
  • HSL Precise148.235°, 41.975%, 68.235%
  • HSV148°, 33%, 82%
  • HSB148°, 33%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • GLSLvec3(0.549, 0.816, 0.675)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.549, 0.816, 0.675, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.549, 0.816, 0.675)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID8CD0AC
  • DECIMAL ID9228460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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