Palettes / Colors / #8AD4EA

#8AD4EA — Light Teal

#8AD4EA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#8AD4EA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EAA08A; it also sits naturally between #8AEAD1 and #8AA4EA. 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 83% · Blue 92%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #8AD4EA

.text { color: #8AD4EA; }
.background { background-color: #8AD4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AD4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 212, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 70%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AD4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 212, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AD4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 212, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AD4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AD4EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8AD4EA

Tints of #8AD4EA

Tones of #8AD4EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAA08A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AD4EA: #000000.

How #8AD4EA 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 #8AD4EA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8AD4E9  ·  #8AD4EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AD4EA?

#8AD4EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 212, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AD4EA?

#8AD4EA is RGB 138, 212, 234 — HSL 194°, 70%, 73% — CMYK 41%, 9%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8AD4EA?

Its complement is #EAA08A; analogous partners are #8AEAD1 and #8AA4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AD4EA for text?

Black text on #8AD4EA has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.