#8AABB3#8AABB3
#8AABB3 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.038 H 214.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 21%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 23%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.9%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.86, -9.41, -7.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.86, 12.24, 219.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.93% -0.0314 -0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.93% 0.038 214.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1785, 37.7825, 48.1837) |
| Luminance | 0.3778 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.70
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.01
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.39
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.02
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABB3 #B3928A
analogous
#8AB3A7 #8AABB3 #8A97B3
triadic
#8AABB3 #B38AAB #ABB38A
tetradic
#8AABB3 #A78AB3 #B3928A #97B38A
square
#8AABB3 #A78AB3 #B3928A #97B38A
split-complementary
#8AABB3 #B38A97 #B3A78A
monochromatic
#4D6E76 #65909B #8AABB3 #AFC6CB #D4E0E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#8AABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#8AABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABB3
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABB3 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A8B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA3B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7EAEAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.038 214.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4c9',
500: '#8aabb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabb3; $custom-light: #adc4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.707,
"s": 21.244,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71931,
"c": 0.0379,
"h": 214.1
},
"luminance": 0.37784
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABB3
secondary
#D4C8C5
accent
#5746A0
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182