#8AAEA6#8AAEA6
#8AAEA6 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.041 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8AAEA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 174, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 18%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 21%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.7%, 0%, 4.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -13.88, 0.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 13.88, 179.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.19% -0.0408 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.19% 0.041 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4983, 38.4274, 41.7740) |
| Luminance | 0.3843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.36
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.95
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.70
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 9.72
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8AAEA6 #AE8A92
analogous
#8AAE94 #8AAEA6 #8AA4AE
triadic
#8AAEA6 #A68AAE #AEA68A
tetradic
#8AAEA6 #948AAE #AE8A92 #A4AE8A
square
#8AAEA6 #948AAE #AE8A92 #A4AE8A
split-complementary
#8AAEA6 #AE8AA4 #AE948A
monochromatic
#4E7068 #67948A #8AAEA6 #AEC7C2 #D2E0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#8AAEA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#8AAEA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8AAEA6
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8AAEA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8AAEA6 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABAAA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A5A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#81AFAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8aaea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 174, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.041 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acc6c0',
500: '#8aaea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8aaea6; $custom-light: #acc6c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8aaea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 174,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 18.182,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72186,
"c": 0.04085,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.38429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8AAEA6
secondary
#D1C3C6
accent
#495C9C
background
#FAFCFB
surface
#F4F8F7
border
#CED1D0
text
#101312
muted
#7F8281