#8ACDCF

Closest named color: Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD). oklch(80.4% 0.068 198.3), rgb(138, 205, 207).

Black text reads best on this color (11.71:1).

About this color

#8ACDCF is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 80%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 198°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.71:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (80%)
Chroma	muted (0.068)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Tiffany Blue (#94D2BD)
Black text	11.71:1
White text	1.79:1

Values

HEX	#8ACDCF
RGB	rgb(138, 205, 207)
HSL	hsl(182, 42%, 68%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.4% 0.068 198.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #8ACDCF	1.79:1	Fails	Lc -37.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #8ACDCF	11.71:1	AAA	Lc 70.7	Content text, not long reading
#8ACDCF text on white	1.79:1	Fails	Lc 33.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8ACDCF text on black	11.71:1	AAA	Lc -69.5	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#EFF7F8

oklch(97% 0.009 205.9)
Step 100
100

#DCEEEF

oklch(93.6% 0.019 200.9)
Step 200
200

#BDE1E2

oklch(88.4% 0.038 198.6)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#8ACDCF

oklch(80.4% 0.068 198.3)
Step 400
400

#33B5B9

oklch(70.7% 0.108 198.1)
Step 500
500

#009DA1

oklch(63.2% 0.107 198)
Step 600
600

#008487

oklch(55.6% 0.095 197.6)
Step 700
700

#006F72

oklch(49.2% 0.084 198.1)
Step 800
800

#005B5D

oklch(42.7% 0.073 197.4)
Step 900
900

#004C4E

oklch(37.8% 0.064 197.8)
Step 950
950

#002D2F

oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8ACDCF with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C4C7CF	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B8BDD0	0.067
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#70D1CD	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C1C1C1	0.068