#8AABBB#8AABBB
#8AABBB is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.043 H 228.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.11, -7.55, -11.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.11, 14.08, 237.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.21% -0.0282 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.21% 0.043 228.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0111, 38.1156, 52.5691) |
| Luminance | 0.3812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 2.39
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.98
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 4.18
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.04
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.19
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABBB #BB9A8A
analogous
#8ABBB2 #8AABBB #8A92BB
triadic
#8AABBB #BB8AAB #ABBB8A
tetradic
#8AABBB #B28ABB #BB9A8A #92BB8A
square
#8AABBB #B28ABB #BB9A8A #92BB8A
split-complementary
#8AABBB #BB8A92 #BBB28A
monochromatic
#4A6F80 #638FA5 #8AABBB #B1C7D1 #D7E3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#8AABBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#8AABBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABBB
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABBB | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A9BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA3BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BB0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.043 228.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4cf',
500: '#8aabbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabbb; $custom-light: #adc4cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.592,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72207,
"c": 0.04298,
"h": 228.9
},
"luminance": 0.38117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABBB
secondary
#D9CDC8
accent
#6140A5
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182