#8CA49F#8CA49F
#8CA49F is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.028 H 181.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 164, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 12%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 15%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.6%, 0%, 3%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, -9.37, -0.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 9.38, 181.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.87% -0.0278 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.87% 0.028 181.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3471, 34.6288, 37.8793) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.05
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.73
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 8.94
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 9.09
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.30
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA49F #A48C91
analogous
#8CA493 #8CA49F #8C9DA4
triadic
#8CA49F #9F8CA4 #A49F8C
tetradic
#8CA49F #938CA4 #A48C91 #9DA48C
square
#8CA49F #938CA4 #A48C91 #9DA48C
split-complementary
#8CA49F #A48C9D #A4938C
monochromatic
#506561 #6B8882 #8CA49F #AEBFBC #D0DAD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#8CA49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#8CA49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA49F
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA49F | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 164, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.028 181.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adbfbb',
500: '#8ca49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca49f; $custom-light: #adbfbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 164,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.5,
"s": 11.65,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69873,
"c": 0.02777,
"h": 181.5
},
"luminance": 0.3463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA49F
secondary
#CBC1C3
accent
#7381B5
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F7F6
border
#CED0D0
text
#101211
muted
#7F8180