What the New Alabaster without Levitating

#8ceddf RGB(140,237,223)

About this color

What the New Alabaster without Levitating settles into a light cyan territory with a vivid quality that feels cool — captured at #8ceddf, RGB(140, 237, 223).

#8ceddfRGB(140, 237, 223)

HSL 171° · 73% saturation · 74% lightness

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Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

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History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

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Design use

Light enough to serve as backgrounds, cards, and large surface areas where readability of dark text is the priority. It recedes quietly, allowing content to take the lead.

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Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

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Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What the New Alabaster without Levitating
HEX
#8ceddf
RGB
rgb(140,237,223)
RGB%
rgb(54.9%,92.9%,87.5%)
HSL
hsl(171,73%,74%)
HSV
hsv(171,41%,93%)
CMYK
cmyk(41,0,6,7)
LAB
lab(88,-32,-2)
LCH
lch(88,32,184)
sRGB
(0.549,0.929,0.875)
HEX8
#8ceddfff
CSS Name
Decimal
140237223

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Color info

Lightness
74%
Saturation
73%
Hue
171°
Chroma
32
Temperature
WarmCool
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