Palettes / Colors / #8EEAEB

#8EEAEB — Light Teal

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

#8EEAEB 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 #EB908E; it also sits naturally between #8EEBBE and #8EBBEB. 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 92% · Blue 92%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #8EEAEB

.text { color: #8EEAEB; }
.background { background-color: #8EEAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EEAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 234, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 70%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EEAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 234, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EEAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 234, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8EEAEB

Tints of #8EEAEB

Tones of #8EEAEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB908E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EEAEB: #000000.

How #8EEAEB 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 #8EEAEB 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 #8EEAEB?

#8EEAEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 142, 234, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EEAEB?

#8EEAEB is RGB 142, 234, 235 — HSL 181°, 70%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #8EEAEB?

Its complement is #EB908E; analogous partners are #8EEBBE and #8EBBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EEAEB for text?

Black text on #8EEAEB has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.