#8BB3AF#8BB3AF
#8BB3AF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.043 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BB3AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 179, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 21%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 22%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 0%, 2.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.05, -14.23, -2.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.05, 14.43, 189.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.0429 -0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.043 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5031, 40.8230, 46.6108) |
| Luminance | 0.4082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 8.04
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.69
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.85
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 10.18
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 10.67
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BB3AF #B38B8F
analogous
#8BB39B #8BB3AF #8BA3B3
triadic
#8BB3AF #AF8BB3 #B3AF8B
tetradic
#8BB3AF #9B8BB3 #B38B8F #A3B38B
square
#8BB3AF #9B8BB3 #B38B8F #A3B38B
split-complementary
#8BB3AF #B38BA3 #B39B8B
monochromatic
#4D7672 #669B95 #8BB3AF #B0CBC8 #D5E3E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#8BB3AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#8BB3AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BB3AF
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BB3AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BB3AF | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAFAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A9B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7FB5B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bb3af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 179, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.043 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc9c6',
500: '#8bb3af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bb3af; $custom-light: #adc9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bb3af",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 179,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174,
"s": 20.833,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73649,
"c": 0.04342,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.40824
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BB3AF
secondary
#D4C6C7
accent
#464F9F
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#101313
muted
#7F8282