Palettes / Colors / #8ABCAE

#8ABCAE — Dusty Teal

#8ABCAE 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 #8ABCAE 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.

#8ABCAE 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 #BC8A98; it also sits naturally between #8ABC95 and #8AB1BC. 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 74% · Blue 68%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8ABCAE

.text { color: #8ABCAE; }
.background { background-color: #8ABCAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8ABCAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 188, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 27%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8ABCAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 188, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8ABCAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 188, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8A98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8ABCAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8ABCAE

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 #8ABCAE 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 #8ABCAE 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

← #8ABCAD  ·  #8ABCAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8ABCAE?

#8ABCAE is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 188, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8ABCAE?

#8ABCAE is RGB 138, 188, 174 — HSL 163°, 27%, 64% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #8ABCAE?

Its complement is #BC8A98; analogous partners are #8ABC95 and #8AB1BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8ABCAE for text?

Black text on #8ABCAE has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.