#8AACAA#8AACAA
#8AACAA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.037 H 191.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 17%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 20%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -11.96, -2.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 12.28, 193.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.86% -0.0364 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.86% 0.037 191.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4874, 37.8095, 43.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.67
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.12
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.79
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.97
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 10.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AACAA #AC8A8C
analogous
#8AAC99 #8AACAA #8A9DAC
triadic
#8AACAA #AA8AAC #ACAA8A
tetradic
#8AACAA #998AAC #AC8A8C #9DAC8A
square
#8AACAA #998AAC #AC8A8C #9DAC8A
split-complementary
#8AACAA #AC8A9D #AC998A
monochromatic
#4E6E6C #67928F #8AACAA #AEC5C4 #D2DFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#8AACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#8AACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AACAA
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AACAA | 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)
#A8A8AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A3AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aacaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.037 191.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc4c3',
500: '#8aacaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aacaa; $custom-light: #acc4c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aacaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 17,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71861,
"c": 0.03722,
"h": 191.9
},
"luminance": 0.37811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AACAA
secondary
#CFC2C3
accent
#4A4F9B
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F4F8F7
border
#CED1D0
text
#101212
muted
#7F8181