Nearest named color: Medium Aquamarine
#8DCABC
#8DCABC
Nearest named
Medium Aquamarine
Family
Green
Lightness
79.3%
Chroma
0.066
Hue angle
178.6°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.86:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
10.00:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#99CCCC
CSS oklch()
79% 0.07 179

#8DCABC is a soft, cool cyan. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #8DCABC

Not just a swatch — here's how #8DCABC works with other colors. Named schemes with #8DCABC in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Medium Aquamarine carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Medium Aquamarine is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Medium Aquamarine.

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Color Lab

How #8DCABC actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 38/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 70/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 20/100
Low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 31/100
Low
Loosely natural — an earthy edge without being rustic.
Vintage feel 38/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 27/100
Low
Understated — leans refined without going austere.
Brand distinctiveness 25/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 24/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 60/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 86/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 10.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #EAF3F1 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #8CC4CA — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #8DCABC at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #8DCABC;
  --color-base-rgb: 141 202 188;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(79.3% 0.066 178.6);
  --color-50: #F4FAF9;
  --color-100: #E3F3EF;
  --color-200: #C7E5DE;
  --color-300: #A0CFC4;
  --color-400: #7AB8A9;
  --color-500: #5A9B8C;
  --color-600: #4A786D;
  --color-700: #38564F;
  --color-800: #283935;
  --color-900: #1A2421;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}