#8BBDB9#8BBDB9
#8BBDB9 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.454; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.053 H 189.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8BBDB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 189, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 26%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.14, -17.20, -3.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.14, 17.52, 190.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.0521 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.053 189.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5992, 45.3852, 52.6686) |
| Luminance | 0.4539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 8.81
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 9.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.92
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 10.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8BBDB9 #BD8B8F
analogous
#8BBDA0 #8BBDB9 #8BA8BD
triadic
#8BBDB9 #B98BBD #BDB98B
tetradic
#8BBDB9 #A08BBD #BD8B8F #A8BD8B
square
#8BBDB9 #A08BBD #BD8B8F #A8BD8B
split-complementary
#8BBDB9 #BD8BA8 #BDA08B
monochromatic
#4B837F #64A7A1 #8BBDB9 #B2D3D1 #D9E9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.08
#8BBDB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.08
#8BBDB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8BBDB9
10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8BBDB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8BBDB9 | 1.00 | 2.08 | 10.08 | 10.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB1BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7BC0BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8bbdb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 189, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.053 189.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aed1ce',
500: '#8bbdb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8bbdb9; $custom-light: #aed1ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8bbdb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 189,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.2,
"s": 27.473,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76205,
"c": 0.05285,
"h": 189.9
},
"luminance": 0.45387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8BBDB9
secondary
#DBC9CB
accent
#3F48A6
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F9F9
border
#CED2D2
text
#101413
muted
#7F8282