#C8F7EA
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94% 0.051 176.5), rgb(200, 247, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.94:1).
About this color
#C8F7EA is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.051 and its hue 176°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.94:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.051) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.94:1 |
| White text | 1.17:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C8F7EA |
| RGB | rgb(200, 247, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 75%, 88%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94% 0.051 176.5) |
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 #C8F7EA | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc -9.5 | Not readable |
| Black text on #C8F7EA | 17.94:1 | AAA | Lc 95.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #C8F7EA text on white | 1.17:1 | Fails | Lc 8.1 | Not readable |
| #C8F7EA text on black | 17.94:1 | AAA | Lc -96.2 | Preferred for body text |
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 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F5
oklch(97% 0.008 177.3)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#C8F7EA
oklch(94% 0.051 176.5)
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Step 200
200
#C1E1D8
oklch(88.4% 0.036 176.6)
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Step 300
300
#93CFBF
oklch(80.9% 0.066 176.2)
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Step 400
400
#4AB69F
oklch(70.7% 0.105 176.7)
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Step 500
500
#00A087
oklch(63.1% 0.118 176.3)
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Step 600
600
#008771
oklch(55.7% 0.104 175.8)
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Step 700
700
#00715F
oklch(49% 0.091 176.5)
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Step 800
800
#005D4E
oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.7)
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Step 900
900
#004D40
oklch(37.6% 0.07 176.4)
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Step 950
950
#002E26
oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)
#C8F7EA 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) | #F3F1E9 | 0.054 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EAEAEB | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BDF8F3 | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EDEDED | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C8F7EA
#C8F7EA
oklch(94% 0.051 176.5)
- #FFE2EB
#FFE2EB
oklch(93.9% 0.034 357)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C8F7EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.014
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.022
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.026
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.026
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.028
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.030
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.031
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.033
Use #C8F7EA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.