#8EA1AE#8EA1AE
#8EA1AE is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.029 H 237.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA1AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 161, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.20, -3.83, -8.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.20, 9.76, 246.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.85% -0.0153 -0.0243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.85% 0.029 237.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5382, 34.2957, 44.9943) |
| Luminance | 0.3430 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 1.50
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.10
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.30
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 4.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.01
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA1AE #AE9B8E
analogous
#8EAEAB #8EA1AE #8E91AE
triadic
#8EA1AE #AE8EA1 #A1AE8E
tetradic
#8EA1AE #AB8EAE #AE9B8E #91AE8E
square
#8EA1AE #AB8EAE #AE9B8E #91AE8E
split-complementary
#8EA1AE #AE8E91 #AEAB8E
monochromatic
#516471 #6A8394 #8EA1AE #B2BFC8 #D5DCE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#8EA1AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.86
#8EA1AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA1AE
7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA1AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA1AE | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.86 | 7.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86A4A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea1ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 161, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.029 237.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afbcc6',
500: '#8ea1ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea1ae; $custom-light: #afbcc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea1ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 161,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.375,
"s": 16.495,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69845,
"c": 0.02872,
"h": 237.8
},
"luminance": 0.34297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA1AE
secondary
#D2CBC6
accent
#6B4B9B
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F8
border
#CED0D1
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182