Palettes / Colors / #8EE2EC

#8EE2EC — Light Teal

#8EE2EC is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#8EE2EC 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 #EC978E; it also sits naturally between #8EECC6 and #8EB3EC. 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 89% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EE2EC

.text { color: #8EE2EC; }
.background { background-color: #8EE2EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EE2EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 226, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EE2EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 226, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EE2EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 226, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8EE2EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8EE2EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8EE2EC

Tints of #8EE2EC

Tones of #8EE2EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC978E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EE2EC: #000000.

How #8EE2EC 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 #8EE2EC 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 #8EE2EC?

#8EE2EC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 142, 226, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EE2EC?

#8EE2EC is RGB 142, 226, 236 — HSL 186°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 4%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8EE2EC?

Its complement is #EC978E; analogous partners are #8EECC6 and #8EB3EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EE2EC for text?

Black text on #8EE2EC has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.