#8AABBF#8AABBF
#8AABBF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.046 H 234.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AABBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 171, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 29%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 28%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.7%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.23, -6.60, -13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.23, 15.40, 244.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% -0.0267 -0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.046 234.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4453, 38.2893, 54.8558) |
| Luminance | 0.3829 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.00
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 3.91
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 4.18
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 5.31
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 6.23
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AABBF #BF9E8A
analogous
#8ABFB9 #8AABBF #8A91BF
triadic
#8AABBF #BF8AAB #ABBF8A
tetradic
#8AABBF #B98ABF #BF9E8A #91BF8A
square
#8AABBF #B98ABF #BF9E8A #91BF8A
split-complementary
#8AABBF #BF8A91 #BFB98A
monochromatic
#496F86 #628FA9 #8AABBF #B2C7D5 #D9E4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#8AABBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#8AABBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AABBF
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AABBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AABBF | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2AAC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7AB0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aabbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 171, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.046 234.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc4d2',
500: '#8aabbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aabbf; $custom-light: #adc4d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aabbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 171,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.642,
"s": 29.282,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7235,
"c": 0.04643,
"h": 234.9
},
"luminance": 0.38291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AABBF
secondary
#DCD0C9
accent
#663EA8
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101214
muted
#7F8182