Palettes / Colors / #8CD9CA

#8CD9CA — Light Muted Teal

#8CD9CA is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#8CD9CA 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 #D98C9C; it also sits naturally between #8CD9A3 and #8CC2D9. 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 79%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #8CD9CA

.text { color: #8CD9CA; }
.background { background-color: #8CD9CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CD9CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 217, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 50%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CD9CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 217, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CD9CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 217, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CD9CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CD9CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D98C9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CD9CA: #000000.

How #8CD9CA 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 #8CD9CA

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8CD9C9  ·  #8CD9CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CD9CA?

#8CD9CA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 217, 202). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CD9CA?

#8CD9CA is RGB 140, 217, 202 — HSL 168°, 50%, 70% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 7%, 15%.

What colors go with #8CD9CA?

Its complement is #D98C9C; analogous partners are #8CD9A3 and #8CC2D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CD9CA for text?

Black text on #8CD9CA has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.