Palettes / Colors / #8CDADE

#8CDADE — Light Teal

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

#8CDADE 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 #DE908C; it also sits naturally between #8CDEB9 and #8CB1DE. 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 87%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CDADE

.text { color: #8CDADE; }
.background { background-color: #8CDADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CDADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 218, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 55%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CDADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 218, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CDADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 218, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE908C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CDADE: #000000.

How #8CDADE 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 #8CDADE 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 #8CDADE?

#8CDADE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 218, 222). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CDADE?

#8CDADE is RGB 140, 218, 222 — HSL 183°, 55%, 71% — CMYK 37%, 2%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8CDADE?

Its complement is #DE908C; analogous partners are #8CDEB9 and #8CB1DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CDADE for text?

Black text on #8CDADE has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.