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#8FC2CA

Light Blue · light cool teal

About #8FC2CA

#8FC2CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 76% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 9.6); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CA978F — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #8FC2CA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.74:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red143
Green194
Blue202

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.6
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.0
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 12.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8FC2CA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8FC2CA.
1.96:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #8FC2CA.
10.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8FC2CA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8FC2CA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BABECB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB6CA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7BC6C4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8FC2CA?

#8FC2CA is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 56% red, 76% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 29% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #8FC2CA?

Use black text. Black on #8FC2CA has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #8FC2CA?

Its complementary colour is #CA978F, and analogous partners are #8FCAB4 and #8FA5CA.