#8EA2AA#8EA2AA
#8EA2AA is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.025 H 223.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 162, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 14%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 16%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.5%, 4.7%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.35, -5.27, -6.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.35, 8.37, 231.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0183 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.025 223.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3295, 34.4930, 43.0296) |
| Luminance | 0.3449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 2.76
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 3.41
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 3.51
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.54
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 5.63
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA2AA #AA968E
analogous
#8EAAA4 #8EA2AA #8E94AA
triadic
#8EA2AA #AA8EA2 #A2AA8E
tetradic
#8EA2AA #A48EAA #AA968E #94AA8E
square
#8EA2AA #A48EAA #AA968E #94AA8E
split-complementary
#8EA2AA #AA8E94 #AAA48E
monochromatic
#51656C #6C858F #8EA2AA #B1BFC4 #D4DBDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#8EA2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#8EA2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA2AA
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA2AA | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA1AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86A5A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 162, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.025 223.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afbdc3',
500: '#8ea2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea2aa; $custom-light: #afbdc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 162,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.143,
"s": 14.141,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69927,
"c": 0.0254,
"h": 223.8
},
"luminance": 0.34494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA2AA
secondary
#CFC8C5
accent
#634D98
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F6F7
border
#CED0D0
text
#101212
muted
#7F8181