Palettes / Colors / #84DCDD

#84DCDD — Light Teal

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

#84DCDD 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 #DD8483; it also sits naturally between #83DDB1 and #83AEDD. 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 87%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #84DCDD

.text { color: #84DCDD; }
.background { background-color: #84DCDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #84DCDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(132, 220, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 57%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #84DCDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(132, 220, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #84DCDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(132, 220, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #84DCDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD8483:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #84DCDD: #000000.

How #84DCDD 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 #84DCDD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #84DCDD?

#84DCDD is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 132, 220, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #84DCDD?

#84DCDD is RGB 132, 220, 221 — HSL 181°, 57%, 69% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #84DCDD?

Its complement is #DD8483; analogous partners are #83DDB1 and #83AEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #84DCDD for text?

Black text on #84DCDD has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.