Palettes / Colors / #8ADEEB
#8ADEEB — Light Teal
#8ADEEB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #8ADEEB 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.
#8ADEEB 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 #EB9689; it also sits naturally between #89EBC7 and #89ADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #8ADEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 138, 222, 235 |
| HSL | 188°, 71%, 73% |
| HSV | 188°, 41%, 92% |
| CMYK | 41%, 6%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 51.60, 63.64, 88.16 |
| Yxy | 63.64, 0.2537, 0.3129 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.78, -22.20, -14.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.78, -20.22, -14.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 54% · Green 87% · Blue 92%
Cyan 41% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #8ADEEB
.text { color: #8ADEEB; }
.background { background-color: #8ADEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8ADEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 222, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8ADEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 222, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8ADEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 222, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#8ADEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8ADEEB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #8ADEEB
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Tones of #8ADEEB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB9689:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #8ADEEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8ADEEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #8ADEEB: ·
How #8ADEEB 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 #8ADEEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #8ADEEB?
#8ADEEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 222, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #8ADEEB?
#8ADEEB is RGB 138, 222, 235 — HSL 188°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 41%, 6%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #8ADEEB?
Its complement is #EB9689; analogous partners are #89EBC7 and #89ADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #8ADEEB for text?
Black text on #8ADEEB has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.