#8AABB8#8AABB8
#8AABB8 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.041 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 24%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 25%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 7.1%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.01, -8.26, -10.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.01, 13.25, 231.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.1% -0.0294 -0.0282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.1% 0.041 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6933, 37.9885, 50.8953) |
| Luminance | 0.3799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 2.70
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.33
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.81
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.20
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.38
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABB8 #B8978A
analogous
#8AB8AE #8AABB8 #8A94B8
triadic
#8AABB8 #B88AAB #ABB88A
tetradic
#8AABB8 #AE8AB8 #B8978A #94B88A
square
#8AABB8 #AE8AB8 #B8978A #94B88A
split-complementary
#8AABB8 #B88A94 #B8AE8A
monochromatic
#4B6E7C #6490A1 #8AABB8 #B0C6CF #D6E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#8AABB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#8AABB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABB8
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABB8 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A9B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA3B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7CAFAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.041 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4cd',
500: '#8aabb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabb8; $custom-light: #adc4cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.957,
"s": 24.468,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72102,
"c": 0.04075,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.3799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABB8
secondary
#D7CBC7
accent
#5E43A3
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182