#8AE6ED

Accessibility

AAA

14.62:1

Vs white / black

1.44:1 · 14.62:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8ae6ed

RGB

rgb(138, 230, 237)

RGBA

rgba(138, 230, 237, 1)

HSL

hsl(184, 73%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(184, 73%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(184, 42%, 93%)

LAB

lab(86.06% -25.65 -12.01)

LCH

lch(86.06% 28.32 205.09)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8701 -0.082 -0.033)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8701 0.0884 201.92)

XYZ

xyz(54.06, 68.11, 90.40)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 3%, 0%, 7%)

CSS

color: #8ae6ed;

CSS variable

--color-8ae6ed: #8ae6ed;

SCSS

$color-8ae6ed: #8ae6ed;

JavaScript

const color = "#8ae6ed";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8ae6ed";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8ae6ed" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8ae6ed", "rgb": { "r": 138, "g": 230, "b": 237 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8701 0.0884 201.92)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8ae6ed-1: #8ae6ed;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

cyan-300

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.95 · #67E8F9

Nearest CSS named color

PaleTurquoise

Very different · ΔE 5 · #AFEEEE

Nearest Material color

cyan-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.54 · #80DEEA

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 11.85 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ccffff 100baf4f9 2009ee2e7 3007ecdd3 40055b2b9 50036969d 6002a7e84 7001d656a 800104d51 90005363a 950002023

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5fdfe ecfbfc e2f9fb d8f7f9 cef5f8 c5f3f6 bbf0f4 b1eef3 a7ecf2 9eeaf0 94e8ef 8ae6ed 7fd3d9 73c0c6 68adb2 5c999e 50868a 457377 396063 2e4d4f 233a3b 172627 0c1314

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5fdfe ecfbfc e2f9fb d8f7f9 cef5f8 c5f3f6 bbf0f4 b1eef3 a7ecf2 9eeaf0 94e8ef

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7fd3d9 73c0c6 68adb2 5c999e 50868a 457377 396063 2e4d4f 233a3b 172627 0c1314

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

89dde4 88d5db 88cdd2 87c4c9 86bcc0 85b3b7 84abad 83a2a4 839a9b 829192 818989

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8AE6EDStop 1 #ED938CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8CEDC3Stop 1 #8AE6EDStop 2 #8CB6EDStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8AE6EDStop 1 #ED8CE7Stop 2 #E7ED8CStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8AE6EDStop 1 #ED8CB6Stop 2 #EDC38CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#0E5358Stop 1 #18929AStop 2 #22D0DDStop 3 #65DEE7Stop 4 #A7ECF1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8ae6ed works

#8AE6ED (#8ae6ed) sits in the cyan family at about 184° hue, 73% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.44:1 on white and 14.62:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: cyan-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8ae6ed as small body text on white — 1.44:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Freshness, clarity, and innovation. Great for tech accents and clean digital products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Cyan range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #7FE0EB#7FE0EB Material Cyan 200#80DEEA Spectrum #7BEDEF#7BEDEF Faded Poster#81ECEC Spectrum #80E0DF#80E0DF Spectrum #80D5DB#80D5DB Tailwind cyan 300#67E8F9 Tailwind cyan 200#A5F3FC Spectrum #5CE3F5#5CE3F5 Spectrum #5ED8E4#5ED8E4 PaleTurquoise#AFEEEE Spectrum #59E8E8#59E8E8