Palettes / Colors / #8CD4E8

#8CD4E8 — Light Teal

#8CD4E8 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 #8CD4E8 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.

#8CD4E8 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 #E8A08C; it also sits naturally between #8CE8CE and #8CA6E8. 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 83% · Blue 91%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CD4E8

.text { color: #8CD4E8; }
.background { background-color: #8CD4E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CD4E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 212, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 67%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CD4E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 212, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CD4E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 212, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CD4E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CD4E8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8A08C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CD4E8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CD4E8

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 #8CD4E8 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 #8CD4E8 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CD4E8?

#8CD4E8 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 212, 232). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CD4E8?

#8CD4E8 is RGB 140, 212, 232 — HSL 193°, 67%, 73% — CMYK 40%, 9%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #8CD4E8?

Its complement is #E8A08C; analogous partners are #8CE8CE and #8CA6E8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CD4E8 for text?

Black text on #8CD4E8 has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.