Start generating
8CDCDC

#8CDCDC Cold Blue

#8CDCDC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Cold Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 86.3% green and 86.3% blue (rgb(140, 220, 220)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 53% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #8CDCDC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.39:1.

Make a palette with #8CDCDC

#8CDCDC color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #8CDCDC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

8CDCDC79BFBF67A3A3558888436E6E335454233C3C142626071111010202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

8CDCDC99E0DFA5E3E3B1E7E6BDEAEAC8EEEDD3F1F1DEF5F4E9F8F8F4FCFB

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

8CDCDC8CD3D28CC9C98BC0C08AB6B689ADAD88A4A4869B9B849292828989

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

ABDAADA2DBB69ADCC093DDC98FDDD38CDCDC8CDBE58ED9EC93D7F399D4F8A1D1FC

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

74C9E679CDE47ED1E282D4E087D8DE8CDCDC94D9D69BD6CFA2D4C9A9D1C2AFCEBC

#8CDCDC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

8CDCDCDC8C8C
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

8CDCDCDC8CB4DCB48C
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

8CDCDC8CDCB48CB4DC
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

8CDCDCDC8CDCDCDC8C
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

8CDCDC8C8CDCDC8C8CDCDC8C
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

8CDCDCB48CDCDC8C8CB4DC8C
Open in generator →

#8CDCDC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8CDCDC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4CADD
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2D5DC
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2D6DC
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4CADD
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6D0DD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6BE1DC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #80DEDC
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0D2D2

#8CDCDC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#8CDCDC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.39:1 Super#8CDCDC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #8CDCDC

Palettes with #8CDCDC

#8CDCDC in CSS

/* Cold Blue */
.color { color: #8CDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #8CDCDC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8CDCDC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 220 220);
color: hsl(180 53% 71%);
color: oklch(0.843 0.078 195.8);

#8CDCDC FAQ

What color is #8CDCDC?

#8CDCDC is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Cold Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8CDCDC?

#8CDCDC is rgb(140, 220, 220) in RGB, hsl(180, 53%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(36%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8CDCDC?

The complementary color of #8CDCDC is #DC8C8C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8CDCDC?

Black text has the best contrast on #8CDCDC: 13.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8CDCDC a warm or cool color?

#8CDCDC is a cool color.