#8CA69C#8CA69C
#8CA69C is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.032 H 170.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA69C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 166, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 13%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 16%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 6%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -11.06, 2.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 11.27, 168.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% -0.0319 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.032 170.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4507, 35.2474, 36.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.3525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.43
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.25
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.44
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 9.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.60
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA69C #A68C96
analogous
#8CA68F #8CA69C #8CA3A6
triadic
#8CA69C #9C8CA6 #A69C8C
tetradic
#8CA69C #8F8CA6 #A68C96 #A3A68C
square
#8CA69C #8F8CA6 #A68C96 #A3A68C
split-complementary
#8CA69C #A68CA3 #A68F8C
monochromatic
#50675E #6B8A7E #8CA69C #AFC1BA #D1DBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#8CA69C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#8CA69C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA69C
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA69C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA69C | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A29C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9F9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca69c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.032 170.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#adc0b9',
500: '#8ca69c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca69c; $custom-light: #adc0b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca69c",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 166,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 156.923,
"s": 12.745,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70229,
"c": 0.03235,
"h": 170.1
},
"luminance": 0.35248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA69C
secondary
#CCC2C6
accent
#728CB6
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F7F6
border
#CED0D0
text
#101211
muted
#7F8180