#8CAAAE#8CAAAE
#8CAAAE is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.034 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 170, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 17%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 20%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.5%, 2.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.56, -9.37, -5.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.56, 10.85, 210.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.68% -0.03 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.68% 0.034 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8278, 37.3798, 45.5216) |
| Luminance | 0.3738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.53
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.14
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.25
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.34
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAAAE #AE908C
analogous
#8CAEA1 #8CAAAE #8C99AE
triadic
#8CAAAE #AE8CAA #AAAE8C
tetradic
#8CAAAE #A18CAE #AE908C #99AE8C
square
#8CAAAE #A18CAE #AE908C #99AE8C
split-complementary
#8CAAAE #AE8C99 #AEA18C
monochromatic
#4F6D70 #688F94 #8CAAAE #B0C5C7 #D4DFE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#8CAAAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#8CAAAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAAAE
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAAAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAAAE | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA3AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#82ADAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caaae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 170, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.034 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec3c6',
500: '#8caaae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caaae; $custom-light: #aec3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caaae",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 170,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.059,
"s": 17.347,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71679,
"c": 0.0335,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.37381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAAAE
secondary
#D1C6C5
accent
#544A9C
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F7F8
border
#CED0D1
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182