#8CB0BF#8CB0BF

#8CB0BF is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.045 H 225.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8CB0BF
RGB	rgb(140, 176, 191)
HSL	hsl(198, 28%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(198, 27%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.74, -8.69, -11.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.74, 14.52, 233.24°)
OKLab	oklab(73.58% -0.0315 -0.0317)
OKLCH	oklch(73.58% 0.045 225.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.7417, 40.3862, 55.1922)
Luminance	0.4039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8CB0BF #BF9B8C

analogous

#8CBFB5 #8CB0BF #8C96BF

triadic

#8CB0BF #BF8CB0 #B0BF8C

tetradic

#8CB0BF #B58CBF #BF9B8C #96BF8C

square

#8CB0BF #B58CBF #BF9B8C #96BF8C

split-complementary

#8CB0BF #BF8C96 #BFB58C

monochromatic

#4B7586 #6595A9 #8CB0BF #B3CBD5 #DBE6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.31

#8CB0BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.08

#8CB0BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8CB0BF

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8CB0BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8CB0BF	1.00	2.31	9.08	9.08
#FFFFFF	2.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0A8BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7CB5B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AAAAAA

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8cb0bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 176, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.045 225.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aec7d2',
    500: '#8cb0bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8cb0bf;
$custom-light: #aec7d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8cb0bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.647,
    "s": 28.492,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73577,
    "c": 0.04467,
    "h": 225.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.40388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8CB0BF

secondary

#DCD0CB

accent

#5D3EA7

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F8F9

border

#CED1D2

text

#101314

muted

#7F8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #8CB0BF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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