#8AADA8#8AADA8
#8AADA8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.039 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AADA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 173, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 18%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 20%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.2%, 0%, 2.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.11, -12.92, -1.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.11, 12.99, 186.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.02% -0.0386 -0.0038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.02% 0.039 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4907, 38.1164, 42.6835) |
| Luminance | 0.3812 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.29
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.67
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.54
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.26
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AADA8 #AD8A8F
analogous
#8AAD96 #8AADA8 #8AA0AD
triadic
#8AADA8 #A88AAD #ADA88A
tetradic
#8AADA8 #968AAD #AD8A8F #A0AD8A
square
#8AADA8 #968AAD #AD8A8F #A0AD8A
split-complementary
#8AADA8 #AD8AA0 #AD968A
monochromatic
#4E6F6A #67938D #8AADA8 #AEC6C3 #D2DFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#8AADA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#8AADA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AADA8
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AADA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AADA8 | 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)
#A9A9A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aada8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 173, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.039 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc5c1',
500: '#8aada8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aada8; $custom-light: #acc5c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aada8",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 173,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 17.588,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72022,
"c": 0.03882,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.38118
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AADA8
secondary
#D0C3C5
accent
#4A559C
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F4F8F7
border
#CED1D0
text
#101312
muted
#7F8281