Palettes / Colors / #8EFBEC

#8EFBEC — Light Vivid Teal

#8EFBEC 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 #8EFBEC 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.

#8EFBEC 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 #FB8E9C; it also sits naturally between #8EFBB6 and #8ED3FB. 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 98% · Blue 93%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8EFBEC

.text { color: #8EFBEC; }
.background { background-color: #8EFBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8EFBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(142, 251, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 93%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8EFBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(142, 251, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8EFBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(142, 251, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB8E9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8EFBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8EFBEC

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 #8EFBEC 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 #8EFBEC 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 #8EFBEC?

#8EFBEC is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 142, 251, 236). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8EFBEC?

#8EFBEC is RGB 142, 251, 236 — HSL 172°, 93%, 77% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 6%, 2%.

What colors go with #8EFBEC?

Its complement is #FB8E9C; analogous partners are #8EFBB6 and #8ED3FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8EFBEC for text?

Black text on #8EFBEC has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.