Palettes / Colors / #8CDCDC

#8CDCDC — Light Muted Teal

#8CDCDC 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 #8CDCDC 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.

#8CDCDC 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 #DC8E8E; it also sits naturally between #8EDCB5 and #8EB5DC. 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 86% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #8CDCDC

.text { color: #8CDCDC; }
.background { background-color: #8CDCDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CDCDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 220, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 53%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CDCDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 220, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CDCDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 220, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC8E8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CDCDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8CDCDC

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 #8CDCDC 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 #8CDCDC 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

← #8CDCDB  ·  #8CDCDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CDCDC?

#8CDCDC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 220, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CDCDC?

#8CDCDC is RGB 140, 220, 220 — HSL 180°, 53%, 71% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #8CDCDC?

Its complement is #DC8E8E; analogous partners are #8EDCB5 and #8EB5DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CDCDC for text?

Black text on #8CDCDC has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.