Palettes / Colors / #8FDBDD

#8FDBDD — Light Muted Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #8FDBDD 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.

#8FDBDD 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 #DC908E; it also sits naturally between #8EDCB8 and #8EB2DC. 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 86% · Blue 87%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8FDBDD

.text { color: #8FDBDD; }
.background { background-color: #8FDBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8FDBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(143, 219, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 53%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8FDBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(143, 219, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8FDBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(143, 219, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC908E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8FDBDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #8FDBDD

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 #8FDBDD 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 #8FDBDD 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 #8FDBDD?

#8FDBDD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 143, 219, 221). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8FDBDD?

#8FDBDD is RGB 143, 219, 221 — HSL 182°, 53%, 71% — CMYK 35%, 1%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #8FDBDD?

Its complement is #DC908E; analogous partners are #8EDCB8 and #8EB2DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8FDBDD for text?

Black text on #8FDBDD has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.