Palettes / Colors / #8EEAEC

#8EEAEC — Light Teal

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

#8EEAEC 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 #EC8F8E; it also sits naturally between #8EECBE and #8EBBEC. 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 93%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #8EEAEC

.text { color: #8EEAEC; }
.background { background-color: #8EEAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EEAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 234, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EEAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 234, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EEAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 234, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #8EEAEC

Tints of #8EEAEC

Tones of #8EEAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC8F8E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EEAEC: #000000.

How #8EEAEC 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 #8EEAEC 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

← #8EEAEB  ·  #8EEAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8EEAEC?

#8EEAEC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 142, 234, 236). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EEAEC?

#8EEAEC is RGB 142, 234, 236 — HSL 181°, 71%, 74% — CMYK 40%, 1%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8EEAEC?

Its complement is #EC8F8E; analogous partners are #8EECBE and #8EBBEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EEAEC for text?

Black text on #8EEAEC has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.