#8EA79E#8EA79E
#8EA79E is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 70.7% C 0.031 H 171.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8EA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 12%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 15%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.41, -10.51, 1.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.41, 10.65, 170.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.65% -0.0304 0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.65% 0.031 171.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1441, 35.8561, 37.6212) |
| Luminance | 0.3586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greyish Teal
#719F91
ΔE00 7.02
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.70
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 8.76
Grey Green
#86A17D
ΔE00 9.89
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 10.09
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8EA79E #A78E97
analogous
#8EA791 #8EA79E #8EA3A7
triadic
#8EA79E #9E8EA7 #A79E8E
tetradic
#8EA79E #918EA7 #A78E97 #A3A78E
square
#8EA79E #918EA7 #A78E97 #A3A78E
split-complementary
#8EA79E #A78EA3 #A7918E
monochromatic
#526961 #6C8B80 #8EA79E #B0C2BC #D3DDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#8EA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#8EA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #8EA79E
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8EA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8EA79E | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A09F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8ea79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.7% 0.031 171.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#afc1ba',
500: '#8ea79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8ea79e; $custom-light: #afc1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8ea79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.4,
"s": 12.438,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70653,
"c": 0.03072,
"h": 171.7
},
"luminance": 0.35857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8EA79E
secondary
#CDC4C7
accent
#4F6997
background
#FAFBFB
surface
#F4F7F6
border
#CED0D0
text
#101211
muted
#7F8180