Palettes / Colors / #8AAEAA

#8AAEAA — Dusty Teal

#8AAEAA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #8AAEAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#8AAEAA 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 #AD8A8E; it also sits naturally between #8AAD97 and #8AA0AD. 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 54% · Green 68% · Blue 67%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AAEAA

.text { color: #8AAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #8AAEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AAEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 174, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 18%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AAEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 174, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AAEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 174, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AAEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AAEAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AD8A8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AAEAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8AAEAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #8AAEAA 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 #8AAEAA 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 #8AAEAA?

#8AAEAA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 174, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AAEAA?

#8AAEAA is RGB 138, 174, 170 — HSL 173°, 18%, 61% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 2%, 32%.

What colors go with #8AAEAA?

Its complement is #AD8A8E; analogous partners are #8AAD97 and #8AA0AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AAEAA for text?

Black text on #8AAEAA has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.