Palettes / Colors / #84DCDC

#84DCDC — Light Teal

#84DCDC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#84DCDC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DC8484; it also sits naturally between #84DCB0 and #84B0DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 86% · Blue 86%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #84DCDC

.text { color: #84DCDC; }
.background { background-color: #84DCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84DCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 56%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84DCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84DCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 220, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#84DCDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#84DCDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #84DCDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC8484:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84DCDC: #000000.

How #84DCDC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #84DCDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #84DCDB  ·  #84DCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #84DCDC?

#84DCDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84DCDC?

#84DCDC is RGB 132, 220, 220 — HSL 180°, 56%, 69% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #84DCDC?

Its complement is #DC8484; analogous partners are #84DCB0 and #84B0DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84DCDC for text?

Black text on #84DCDC has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.