Palettes / Colors / #8DDADD

#8DDADD — Light Muted Teal

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

#8DDADD 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 #DD908D; it also sits naturally between #8DDDB8 and #8DB2DD. 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 36% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #8DDADD

.text { color: #8DDADD; }
.background { background-color: #8DDADD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DDADD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 218, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 54%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DDADD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 218, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DDADD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 218, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD908D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DDADD: #000000.

How #8DDADD 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 #8DDADD or a close neighbour

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 #8DDADD?

#8DDADD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 141, 218, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DDADD?

#8DDADD is RGB 141, 218, 221 — HSL 182°, 54%, 71% — CMYK 36%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8DDADD?

Its complement is #DD908D; analogous partners are #8DDDB8 and #8DB2DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DDADD for text?

Black text on #8DDADD has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.