Palettes / Colors / #8DECE3

#8DECE3 — Light Teal

#8DECE3 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#8DECE3 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 #EC8E97; it also sits naturally between #8EECB3 and #8EC6EC. 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 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #8DECE3

.text { color: #8DECE3; }
.background { background-color: #8DECE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DECE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 236, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DECE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 236, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DECE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 236, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8DECE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8DECE3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8DECE3

Tints of #8DECE3

Tones of #8DECE3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC8E97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DECE3: #000000.

How #8DECE3 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 #8DECE3 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

← #8DECE2  ·  #8DECE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8DECE3?

#8DECE3 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 141, 236, 227). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DECE3?

#8DECE3 is RGB 141, 236, 227 — HSL 174°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #8DECE3?

Its complement is #EC8E97; analogous partners are #8EECB3 and #8EC6EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DECE3 for text?

Black text on #8DECE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.