Palettes / Colors / #8DCEBB

#8DCEBB — Light Muted Teal

#8DCEBB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #8DCEBB 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.

#8DCEBB 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 #CE8DA0; it also sits naturally between #8DCE9A and #8DC1CE. 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 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8DCEBB

.text { color: #8DCEBB; }
.background { background-color: #8DCEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DCEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 206, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 40%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DCEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 206, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DCEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 206, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8DA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DCEBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8DCEBB

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 #8DCEBB 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 #8DCEBB 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 #8DCEBB?

#8DCEBB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 141, 206, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DCEBB?

#8DCEBB is RGB 141, 206, 187 — HSL 162°, 40%, 68% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #8DCEBB?

Its complement is #CE8DA0; analogous partners are #8DCE9A and #8DC1CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DCEBB for text?

Black text on #8DCEBB has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.