#8CB6BB#8CB6BB
#8CB6BB is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.045 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8CB6BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 182, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.29, -12.81, -7.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.29, 14.65, 209.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% -0.0411 -0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.045 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.5101, 42.6176, 53.3064) |
| Luminance | 0.4262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 8.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.86
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.17
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.51
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.67
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8CB6BB #BB918C
analogous
#8CBBA9 #8CB6BB #8C9FBB
triadic
#8CB6BB #BB8CB6 #B6BB8C
tetradic
#8CB6BB #A98CBB #BB918C #9FBB8C
square
#8CB6BB #A98CBB #BB918C #9FBB8C
split-complementary
#8CB6BB #BB8C9F #BBA98C
monochromatic
#4C7B81 #669EA4 #8CB6BB #B2CED2 #D9E7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#8CB6BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.52
#8CB6BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8CB6BB
9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8CB6BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8CB6BB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.52 | 9.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7DBAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8cb6bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 182, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.045 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aecccf',
500: '#8cb6bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8cb6bb; $custom-light: #aecccf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8cb6bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 182,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.383,
"s": 25.683,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74766,
"c": 0.04542,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.42619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8CB6BB
secondary
#DACBC9
accent
#4C41A4
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101313
muted
#7F8282