#8CA9A3

Accessibility

AAA

8.32:1

Vs white / black

2.52:1 · 8.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8ca9a3

RGB

rgb(140, 169, 163)

RGBA

rgba(140, 169, 163, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 14%, 61%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 14%, 61%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 17%, 66%)

LAB

lab(66.97% -11.21 -0.23)

LCH

lch(66.97% 11.21 181.18)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7111 -0.0332 -0.0008)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7111 0.0332 181.38)

XYZ

xyz(31.61, 36.59, 40.04)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 34%)

CSS

color: #8ca9a3;

CSS variable

--color-8ca9a3: #8ca9a3;

SCSS

$color-8ca9a3: #8ca9a3;

JavaScript

const color = "#8ca9a3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8ca9a3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8ca9a3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8ca9a3", "rgb": { "r": 140, "g": 169, "b": 163 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7111 0.0332 181.38)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8ca9a3-1: #8ca9a3;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-400

Very different · ΔE 12.18 · #A3A3A3

Nearest CSS named color

CadetBlue

Very different · ΔE 8.99 · #5F9EA0

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-300

Very different · ΔE 9.23 · #90A4AE

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 19.18 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7faf6 100d9ede9 200c3dad5 300aac4bf 4008ca9a3 500718d87 6005e7671 7004a5e5a 800374844 900243230 950101e1b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f8f7 ecf1f0 e2eae8 d9e2e0 cfdbd9 c6d4d1 bccdc9 b2c6c2 a9bfba 9fb7b2 96b0ab 8ca9a3 809b95 758d88 697f7a 5d716d 52635f 465552 3a4644 2f3836 232a29 171c1b 0c0e0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f8f7 ecf1f0 e2eae8 d9e2e0 cfdbd9 c6d4d1 bccdc9 b2c6c2 a9bfba 9fb7b2 96b0ab

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

809b95 758d88 697f7a 5d716d 52635f 465552 3a4644 2f3836 232a29 171c1b 0c0e0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8ba6a0 8aa29d 899f9a 889b97 879894 869592 85918f 848e8c 838a89 828786 818383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8CA9A3Stop 1 #A98E93Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8EA996Stop 1 #8CA9A3Stop 2 #8EA1A9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8CA9A3Stop 1 #A48EA9Stop 2 #A9A48EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8CA9A3Stop 1 #A98EA1Stop 2 #A9968EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2C3A37Stop 1 #4D6661Stop 2 #6E918AStop 3 #99B2ADStop 4 #C5D3D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8ca9a3 works

#8CA9A3 (#8ca9a3) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 14% saturation, and 61% lightness. Contrast is 2.52:1 on white and 8.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #8ca9a3 as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Concrete#95A5A6 Web Safe #669999#669999 CadetBlue#5F9EA0 Material Blue Grey 300#90A4AE Spectrum #6DB9BA#6DB9BA Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Asbestos#7F8C8D Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Spectrum #6DB3C5#6DB3C5