#C8EAEC

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#c8eaec is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(200, 234, 236), HSL(183°, 49%, 85%), CMYK(15%, 1%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: paleturquoise. Contrast is 1.28:1 on white and 16.44:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#c8eaec
RGBrgb(200 234 236)
RGB (legacy)rgb(200, 234, 236)
RGB %rgb(78% 92% 93%)
HSLhsl(183 49% 85%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183, 15%, 93%)
HWBhwb(183 78% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(90.28 -11.17 -4.9)
LCHlch(90.28 12.2 203.66)
OKLaboklab(0.9133 -0.0333 -0.0127)
OKLCHoklch(0.9133 0.0356 200.91)
Decimal13167340

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpaleturquoise ΔE 2.9
Closest web-safe color#ccffff
Hue183°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)49% / 15%
Lightness (HSL)85%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)88% / 89%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7718
Red / Green / Blue200 / 234 / 236

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.28:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.44:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 13.8 / -90.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -15.9 / 89.8

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #c8eaec;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(91.33% 0.0356 200.91);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(200 234 236 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#c8eaec] text-[#c8eaec] border-[#c8eaec]">