Palettes / Colors / #8CE4FF

#8CE4FF — Light Vivid Teal

#8CE4FF is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.

#8CE4FF 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 #FFA58A; it also sits naturally between #8AFFE0 and #8AA9FF. 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 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #8CE4FF

.text { color: #8CE4FF; }
.background { background-color: #8CE4FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8CE4FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 228, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 100%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8CE4FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 228, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8CE4FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 228, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8CE4FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8CE4FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8CE4FF

Tints of #8CE4FF

Tones of #8CE4FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFA58A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8CE4FF: #000000.

How #8CE4FF 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 #8CE4FF

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8CE4FE  ·  #8CE500 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8CE4FF?

#8CE4FF is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 140, 228, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8CE4FF?

#8CE4FF is RGB 140, 228, 255 — HSL 194°, 100%, 77% — CMYK 45%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #8CE4FF?

Its complement is #FFA58A; analogous partners are #8AFFE0 and #8AA9FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8CE4FF for text?

Black text on #8CE4FF has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.