Palettes / Colors / #8BDABA

#8BDABA — Light Muted Green

#8BDABA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #8BDABA 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.

#8BDABA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #DA8BAB; it also sits naturally between #8BDA93 and #8BD2DA. 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 85% · Blue 73%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8BDABA

.text { color: #8BDABA; }
.background { background-color: #8BDABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8BDABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(139, 218, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8BDABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(139, 218, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8BDABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(139, 218, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8BDABA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA8BAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8BDABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8BDABA

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 #8BDABA 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 #8BDABA 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

← #8BDAB9  ·  #8BDABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8BDABA?

#8BDABA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 139, 218, 186). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8BDABA?

#8BDABA is RGB 139, 218, 186 — HSL 156°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 15%, 15%.

What colors go with #8BDABA?

Its complement is #DA8BAB; analogous partners are #8BDA93 and #8BD2DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8BDABA for text?

Black text on #8BDABA has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.