#8CA69E#8CA69E
#8CA69E is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.031 H 174.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CA69E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 166, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 13%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 16%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.99, -10.65, 1.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.99, 10.71, 173.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% -0.031 0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.031 174.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6214, 35.3157, 37.5444) |
| Luminance | 0.3532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 6.76
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.54
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 9.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.86
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 10.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CA69E #A68C94
analogous
#8CA691 #8CA69E #8CA1A6
triadic
#8CA69E #9E8CA6 #A69E8C
tetradic
#8CA69E #918CA6 #A68C94 #A1A68C
square
#8CA69E #918CA6 #A68C94 #A1A68C
split-complementary
#8CA69E #A68CA1 #A6918C
monochromatic
#506760 #6B8A80 #8CA69E #AFC1BB #D1DBD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#8CA69E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#8CA69E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CA69E
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CA69E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CA69E | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A39E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9F9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ca69e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 166, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.031 174.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec0ba',
500: '#8ca69e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ca69e; $custom-light: #aec0ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ca69e",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 166,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.538,
"s": 12.745,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70288,
"c": 0.03116,
"h": 174.8
},
"luminance": 0.35317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CA69E
secondary
#CCC2C5
accent
#7287B6
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F7F6
border
#CED0D0
text
#101211
muted
#7F8180