Palettes / Colors / #8AFFE4

#8AFFE4 — Light Vivid Teal

#8AFFE4 is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#8AFFE4 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 #FF8AA5; it also sits naturally between #8AFFA9 and #8AE0FF. 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 100% · Blue 89%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8AFFE4

.text { color: #8AFFE4; }
.background { background-color: #8AFFE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AFFE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 255, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(166, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AFFE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 255, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AFFE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 255, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AFFE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AFFE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8AFFE4

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Tones of #8AFFE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF8AA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AFFE4: #000000.

How #8AFFE4 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 #8AFFE4 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

← #8AFFE3  ·  #8AFFE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AFFE4?

#8AFFE4 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 255, 228). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AFFE4?

#8AFFE4 is RGB 138, 255, 228 — HSL 166°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 11%, 0%.

What colors go with #8AFFE4?

Its complement is #FF8AA5; analogous partners are #8AFFA9 and #8AE0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AFFE4 for text?

Black text on #8AFFE4 has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.