Palettes / Colors / #8CD9DB

#8CD9DB — Light Muted Teal

#8CD9DB is a teal color we call Light Muted 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 #8CD9DB 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.

#8CD9DB 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 #DA8D8B; it also sits naturally between #8BDAB5 and #8BB0DA. 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 86%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CD9DB

.text { color: #8CD9DB; }
.background { background-color: #8CD9DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CD9DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 217, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 52%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CD9DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 217, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CD9DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 217, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CD9DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CD9DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA8D8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CD9DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CD9DB

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 #8CD9DB 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 #8CD9DB 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 #8CD9DB?

#8CD9DB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 217, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CD9DB?

#8CD9DB is RGB 140, 217, 219 — HSL 182°, 52%, 70% — CMYK 36%, 1%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #8CD9DB?

Its complement is #DA8D8B; analogous partners are #8BDAB5 and #8BB0DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CD9DB for text?

Black text on #8CD9DB has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.