#8EA3AD#8EA3AD
#8EA3AD is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.028 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA3AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 163, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -5.15, -7.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 9.21, 236.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.25% -0.0185 -0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.25% 0.028 228.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7934, 34.9615, 44.6002) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 2.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 2.78
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.33
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 3.50
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.73
Pewter
#899397
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA3AD #AD988E
analogous
#8EADA8 #8EA3AD #8E94AD
triadic
#8EA3AD #AD8EA3 #A3AD8E
tetradic
#8EA3AD #A88EAD #AD988E #94AD8E
square
#8EA3AD #A88EAD #AD988E #94AD8E
split-complementary
#8EA3AD #AD8E94 #ADA88E
monochromatic
#516670 #6B8693 #8EA3AD #B1C0C7 #D5DDE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#8EA3AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#8EA3AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA3AD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA3AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA3AD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999EAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#86A6A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea3ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 163, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.028 228.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afbec5',
500: '#8ea3ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea3ad; $custom-light: #afbec5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea3ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 163,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.355,
"s": 15.897,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70246,
"c": 0.02777,
"h": 228.1
},
"luminance": 0.34962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA3AD
secondary
#D1C9C6
accent
#654B9A
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F6F8
border
#CED0D1
text
#101212
muted
#7F8181