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#8CEDFF closest to Shallow Water

#8CEDFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 92.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(140, 237, 255)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 100% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8CEDFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.67:1.

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Variations of #8CEDFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8CEDFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

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

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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

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

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBD9FF
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE6FF
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBE7FF
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBD9FF
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BCE0FF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #53F5F2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #79F0F9
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEE2E7

#8CEDFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#8CEDFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.67:1 Super#8CEDFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8CEDFF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #8CEDFF; }
.background { background-color: #8CEDFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8CEDFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(140 237 255);
color: hsl(189 100% 77%);
color: oklch(0.893 0.095 210.8);

#8CEDFF FAQ

What color is #8CEDFF?

#8CEDFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8CEDFF?

#8CEDFF is rgb(140, 237, 255) in RGB, hsl(189, 100%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8CEDFF?

The complementary color of #8CEDFF is #FF9E8C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8CEDFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8CEDFF: 15.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8CEDFF a warm or cool color?

#8CEDFF is a cool color.