#8E9CAA#8E9CAA
#8E9CAA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.026 H 248.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E9CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 14%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 16%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.70, -1.96, -8.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.70, 9.18, 257.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.62% -0.0097 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.62% 0.026 248.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2977, 32.4294, 42.6856) |
| Luminance | 0.3243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 3.11
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 4.06
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 5.46
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.53
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.86
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E9CAA #AA9C8E
analogous
#8EAAAA #8E9CAA #8E8EAA
triadic
#8E9CAA #AA8E9C #9CAA8E
tetradic
#8E9CAA #AA8EAA #AA9C8E #8EAA8E
square
#8E9CAA #AA8EAA #AA9C8E #8EAA8E
split-complementary
#8E9CAA #AA8E8E #AAAA8E
monochromatic
#515F6C #6C7D8F #8E9CAA #B1BBC4 #D4D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#8E9CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#8E9CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8E9CAA
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E9CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E9CAA | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979CAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9399AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#879FA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e9caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.026 248.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afb9c3',
500: '#8e9caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e9caa; $custom-light: #afb9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e9caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210,
"s": 14.141,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68622,
"c": 0.02612,
"h": 248.2
},
"luminance": 0.3243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E9CAA
secondary
#CFCAC5
accent
#734D98
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F6F7
border
#CED0D0
text
#101112
muted
#7F8081