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#8FF2FF Shallow Water

#8FF2FF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 94.9% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(143, 242, 255)). Its HSL value is 187° hue, 100% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 44% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #8FF2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.31:1.

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Variations of #8FF2FF

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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#8FF2FF 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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#8FF2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8FF2FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1DDFF
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3EBFF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1EBFF
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1DDFF
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1E5FF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #58FAF6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DF5FB
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D2E7EA

#8FF2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#8FF2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.31:1 Super#8FF2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#8FF2FF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #8FF2FF; }
.background { background-color: #8FF2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8FF2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(143 242 255);
color: hsl(187 100% 78%);
color: oklch(0.905 0.095 206.5);

#8FF2FF FAQ

What color is #8FF2FF?

#8FF2FF 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 #8FF2FF?

#8FF2FF is rgb(143, 242, 255) in RGB, hsl(187, 100%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(44%, 5%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8FF2FF?

The complementary color of #8FF2FF is #FF9C8F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8FF2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #8FF2FF: 16.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8FF2FF a warm or cool color?

#8FF2FF is a cool color.