#8AACAB#8AACAB
#8AACAB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.037 H 194.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AACAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 172, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 17%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 20%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.8%, 0%, 0.6%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.91, -11.74, -3.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.91, 12.20, 195.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.89% -0.036 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.89% 0.037 194.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5823, 37.8475, 44.1088) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.12
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.25
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.35
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.52
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AACAB #AC8A8B
analogous
#8AAC9A #8AACAB #8A9CAC
triadic
#8AACAB #AB8AAC #ACAB8A
tetradic
#8AACAB #9A8AAC #AC8A8B #9CAC8A
square
#8AACAB #9A8AAC #AC8A8B #9CAC8A
split-complementary
#8AACAB #AC8A9C #AC9A8A
monochromatic
#4E6E6D #679290 #8AACAB #AEC5C5 #D2DFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#8AACAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#8AACAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AACAB
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AACAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AACAB | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A3AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80AEAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aacab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 172, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.037 194.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc4c4',
500: '#8aacab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aacab; $custom-light: #acc4c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aacab",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 172,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.235,
"s": 17,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71892,
"c": 0.03713,
"h": 194.1
},
"luminance": 0.37849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AACAB
secondary
#CFC2C3
accent
#4A4D9B
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#101212
muted
#7F8181