Exploring the Color #8DDEB1

#8DDEB1 sits at 147° on the color wheel, placing it in the spring green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 55% saturation and 71% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 141, 222, 177 produces a 13.22:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8DDEB1 is a distant relative of CSS sky blue — about 60 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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