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#8FC5CD Cerulean Skies

#8FC5CD is a light, muted turquoise named Cerulean Skies. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 77.3% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(143, 197, 205)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 38% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #8FC5CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.04:1.

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Variations of #8FC5CD

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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#8FC5CD 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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#8FC5CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8FC5CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1B8CD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCC1CE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C1CE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B8CD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9BDCD
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #79CAC7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #87C7CA
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2BEC0

#8FC5CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#8FC5CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.04:1 Very good#8FC5CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8FC5CD in CSS

/* Cerulean Skies */
.color { color: #8FC5CD; }
.background { background-color: #8FC5CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8FC5CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(143 197 205);
color: hsl(188 38% 68%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.057 207.5);

#8FC5CD FAQ

What color is #8FC5CD?

#8FC5CD is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #8FC5CD?

#8FC5CD is rgb(143, 197, 205) in RGB, hsl(188, 38%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 4%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8FC5CD?

The complementary color of #8FC5CD is #CD978F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8FC5CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #8FC5CD: 11.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8FC5CD a warm or cool color?

#8FC5CD is a cool color.