#8EA1AA#8EA1AA
#8EA1AA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.025 H 227.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA1AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 161, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 14%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 16%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.08, -4.72, -6.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.08, 8.37, 235.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.71% -0.0169 -0.0187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.71% 0.025 227.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1541, 34.1421, 42.9711) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 2.97
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 3.04
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.20
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.41
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 5.34
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA1AA #AA978E
analogous
#8EAAA5 #8EA1AA #8E93AA
triadic
#8EA1AA #AA8EA1 #A1AA8E
tetradic
#8EA1AA #A58EAA #AA978E #93AA8E
square
#8EA1AA #A58EAA #AA978E #93AA8E
split-complementary
#8EA1AA #AA8E93 #AAA58E
monochromatic
#51646C #6C848F #8EA1AA #B1BEC4 #D4DBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#8EA1AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#8EA1AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA1AA
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA1AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA1AA | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA0AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989CAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#87A4A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea1aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 161, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.025 227.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afbcc3',
500: '#8ea1aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea1aa; $custom-light: #afbcc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea1aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 161,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.286,
"s": 14.141,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69709,
"c": 0.02519,
"h": 227.9
},
"luminance": 0.34143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA1AA
secondary
#CFC8C5
accent
#654D98
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F6F7
border
#CED0D0
text
#101212
muted
#7F8181