Exploring the Color #8AE8B6

#8AE8B6 sits at 148° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 67% saturation and 73% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 138, 232, 182 produces a 14.30:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8AE8B6 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 59 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for spring green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want lift, air, and gentle emphasis. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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