#8CAEB2#8CAEB2
#8CAEB2 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.037 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CAEB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 174, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 20%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 21%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.80, -10.61, -5.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.80, 12.13, 208.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.69% -0.0339 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.69% 0.037 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9848, 39.0607, 47.8597) |
| Luminance | 0.3906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 6.40
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 6.73
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.65
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.32
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.39
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CAEB2 #B2908C
analogous
#8CB2A3 #8CAEB2 #8C9BB2
triadic
#8CAEB2 #B28CAE #AEB28C
tetradic
#8CAEB2 #A38CB2 #B2908C #9BB28C
square
#8CAEB2 #A38CB2 #B2908C #9BB28C
split-complementary
#8CAEB2 #B28C9B #B2A38C
monochromatic
#4E7175 #679499 #8CAEB2 #B1C8CB #D5E2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#8CAEB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#8CAEB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CAEB2
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CAEB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CAEB2 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9ABB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A6B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8caeb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 174, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.037 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec6c9',
500: '#8caeb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8caeb2; $custom-light: #aec6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8caeb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 174,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.316,
"s": 19.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72695,
"c": 0.03747,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.39062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CAEB2
secondary
#D4C7C6
accent
#50479E
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#101313
muted
#7F8282