Palettes / Colors / #8DF2EC

#8DF2EC — Light Vivid Teal

#8DF2EC is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #8DF2EC 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.

#8DF2EC 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 #F28C93; it also sits naturally between #8CF2B8 and #8CC6F2. 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 95% · Blue 93%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8DF2EC

.text { color: #8DF2EC; }
.background { background-color: #8DF2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8DF2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 242, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 80%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8DF2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 242, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8DF2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 242, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8DF2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8DF2EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F28C93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8DF2EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8DF2EC

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 #8DF2EC 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 #8DF2EC 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 #8DF2EC?

#8DF2EC is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 141, 242, 236). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8DF2EC?

#8DF2EC is RGB 141, 242, 236 — HSL 176°, 80%, 75% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 2%, 5%.

What colors go with #8DF2EC?

Its complement is #F28C93; analogous partners are #8CF2B8 and #8CC6F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8DF2EC for text?

Black text on #8DF2EC has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.