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#8feff2

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Pale Turquoise

RGB
143, 239, 242
HSL
182°, 79%, 76%
CMYK
41, 1, 0, 5
Luminance
0.7398

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #8feff2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#8feff2
Hue
182°
cyan
Saturation
79%
electric
Lightness
76%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7398
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
88/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.80:1
Closest name
Pale Turquoise
ΔE2000 4.5
Where it sits
Hue182° of 360°
Saturation79%
Lightness76%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool88% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#8feff2
RGBrgb(143, 239, 242)
HSLhsl(182, 79%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 5%)
LABlab(88.9 -27.6 -10.4)
LCHlch(88.9 29.5 200.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.894 0.091 198.2)
Decimal9433074
Display P3color(display-p3 0.561 0.937 0.949)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #8feff2;
background-color: #8feff2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#8feff2] bg-[#8feff2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #8feff2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.561, green: 0.937, blue: 0.949)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#8feff2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF8FEFF2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(242, 239, 143)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #8feff2 · 15.80:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.33:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.80:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #8feff2 as text scores 1.33:1 on white and 15.80:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#8feff2 on white: 1.33:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#8feff2 on black: 15.80:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E3E7F2
deuteranopia · #D2DAF3
tritanopia · #61F5F0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #8feff2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCFC
#E6F9F9
#C7F4F5
#8feff2
#68E9ED
#36E2E8
#19D6DB
#15B2B7
#118E92
#11676A
#0A4042
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3FCFCDarkest = 950 · #0A4042
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCFC;
  --brand-100: #E6F9F9;
  --brand-200: #C7F4F5;
  --brand-300: #8feff2;
  --brand-400: #68E9ED;
  --brand-500: #36E2E8;
  --brand-600: #19D6DB;
  --brand-700: #15B2B7;
  --brand-800: #118E92;
  --brand-900: #11676A;
  --brand-950: #0A4042;
  --brand: #8feff2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #8feff2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EBED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B999B
Captions on the surface
Accent#BC1035
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0D6F72
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FCFC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #8feff2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F2928F
Analogous left#8FF2C3
Analogous right#8FBEF2
Split-complement 1#F28FBE
Split-complement 2#F2C38F
Triadic 1#F28FEF
Triadic 2#EFF28F
Tetradic#C38FF2

RGB percentages

Red56.1%
Green93.7%
Blue94.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan40.9%
Magenta1.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#8feff2 text on a black background

contrast 15.80:1

Card sample

#8feff2 text on a white background

contrast 1.33:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #8feff2;
Background color
Panel with #8feff2 background
background-color: #8feff2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #8feff2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(143, 239, 242, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(143, 239, 242, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #8feff2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8feff2, #8FADF2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #8feff2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#8feff2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#8feff2, answered

What color is #8feff2?

#8feff2 is a light electric cyan, closest to Pale Turquoise (ΔE2000 4.5). It sits at 182° on the hue wheel with 79% saturation and 76% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #8feff2?

rgb(143, 239, 242) — 143 red, 239 green and 242 blue out of 255, or 56.1% / 93.7% / 94.9% by channel.

Is #8feff2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7398 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 15.80:1.

Should I use black or white text on #8feff2?

Black. It scores 15.80:1 against #8feff2, versus 1.33:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #8feff2?

#F2928F sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F28FBE and #F2C38F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #8feff2?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EBED for borders, #4B999B for secondary text, #BC1035 as an accent and #0D6F72 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #8FF2C3 and #8FBEF2 stays calm, while #F2928F is the loudest partner.

What is #8feff2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(41%, 1%, 0%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #8feff2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 88 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8FF2D1; nudged cooler, #8ECFF3.

Work with #8feff2 in the Color Lab