#8AADA1#8AADA1
#8AADA1 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.042 H 172.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AADA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 173, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 18%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 20%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 6.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.92, -14.41, 2.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.92, 14.58, 171.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.81% -0.0416 0.0057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.81% 0.042 172.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8560, 37.8626, 39.3411) |
| Luminance | 0.3786 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 5.68
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.11
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.45
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 9.09
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 9.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AADA1 #AD8A96
analogous
#8AAD8F #8AADA1 #8AA7AD
triadic
#8AADA1 #A18AAD #ADA18A
tetradic
#8AADA1 #8F8AAD #AD8A96 #A7AD8A
square
#8AADA1 #8F8AAD #AD8A96 #A7AD8A
split-complementary
#8AADA1 #AD8AA7 #AD8F8A
monochromatic
#4E6F64 #679384 #8AADA1 #AEC6BE #D2DFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#8AADA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#8AADA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AADA1
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AADA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AADA1 | 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)
#ABA8A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A4A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82AEA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aada1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.042 172.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc5bc',
500: '#8aada1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aada1; $custom-light: #acc5bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aada1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 173,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 159.429,
"s": 17.588,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71811,
"c": 0.04198,
"h": 172.2
},
"luminance": 0.37864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AADA1
secondary
#D0C3C7
accent
#4A669C
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F4F8F6
border
#CED1D0
text
#101312
muted
#7F8281