Palettes / Colors / #8BCDD4

#8BCDD4 — Light Muted Teal

#8BCDD4 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#8BCDD4 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 #D4938C; it also sits naturally between #8CD4B7 and #8CA9D4. 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 55% · Green 80% · Blue 83%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

Previews

CSS code for #8BCDD4

.text { color: #8BCDD4; }
.background { background-color: #8BCDD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BCDD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 205, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 46%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BCDD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 205, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BCDD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 205, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8BCDD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8BCDD4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4938C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BCDD4: #000000.

How #8BCDD4 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 #8BCDD4

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8BCDD3  ·  #8BCDD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BCDD4?

#8BCDD4 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 139, 205, 212). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BCDD4?

#8BCDD4 is RGB 139, 205, 212 — HSL 186°, 46%, 69% — CMYK 34%, 3%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #8BCDD4?

Its complement is #D4938C; analogous partners are #8CD4B7 and #8CA9D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BCDD4 for text?

Black text on #8BCDD4 has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.