Palettes / Colors / #8EAEB5

#8EAEB5 — Dusty Teal

#8EAEB5 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #8EAEB5 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.

#8EAEB5 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 #B4948D; it also sits naturally between #8DB4A8 and #8D99B4. 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 56% · Green 68% · Blue 71%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EAEB5

.text { color: #8EAEB5; }
.background { background-color: #8EAEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EAEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 174, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 21%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EAEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 174, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EAEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 174, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EAEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EAEB5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4948D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EAEB5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EAEB5

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 #8EAEB5 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 #8EAEB5 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 #8EAEB5?

#8EAEB5 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 142, 174, 181). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EAEB5?

#8EAEB5 is RGB 142, 174, 181 — HSL 191°, 21%, 63% — CMYK 22%, 4%, 0%, 29%.

What colors go with #8EAEB5?

Its complement is #B4948D; analogous partners are #8DB4A8 and #8D99B4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EAEB5 for text?

Black text on #8EAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.