Palettes / Colors / #8ADEEF

#8ADEEF — Light Teal

#8ADEEF 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 #8ADEEF 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.

#8ADEEF 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 #EF9B8A; it also sits naturally between #8AEFCD and #8AACEF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8ADEEF

.text { color: #8ADEEF; }
.background { background-color: #8ADEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8ADEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 222, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 76%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8ADEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 222, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8ADEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 222, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF9B8A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8ADEEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8ADEEF

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 #8ADEEF 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 #8ADEEF 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

← #8ADEEE  ·  #8ADEF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8ADEEF?

#8ADEEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 222, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8ADEEF?

#8ADEEF is RGB 138, 222, 239 — HSL 190°, 76%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #8ADEEF?

Its complement is #EF9B8A; analogous partners are #8AEFCD and #8AACEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8ADEEF for text?

Black text on #8ADEEF has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.