#8CB5AB

Accessibility

AAA

9.31:1

Vs white / black

2.25:1 · 9.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#8cb5ab

RGB

rgb(140, 181, 171)

RGBA

rgba(140, 181, 171, 1)

HSL

hsl(165, 22%, 63%)

HSLA

hsla(165, 22%, 63%, 1)

HSV

hsv(165, 23%, 71%)

LAB

lab(70.57% -15.83 0.6)

LCH

lch(70.57% 15.84 177.83)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7404 -0.0463 0.0013)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7404 0.0463 178.39)

XYZ

xyz(34.69, 41.56, 44.71)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 29%)

CSS

color: #8cb5ab;

CSS variable

--color-8cb5ab: #8cb5ab;

SCSS

$color-8cb5ab: #8cb5ab;

JavaScript

const color = "#8cb5ab";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#8cb5ab";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#8cb5ab" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#8cb5ab", "rgb": { "r": 140, "g": 181, "b": 171 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7404 0.0463 178.39)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#8cb5ab-1: #8cb5ab;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 12.1 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

CadetBlue

Very different · ΔE 9.84 · #5F9EA0

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Very different · ΔE 7.66 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 18.65 · #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.

50e2fcf5 100d3efe8 200bcdcd4 300a2c7be 40083aba2 500689086 600567870 700436059 800324944 90021332f 9500e1e1b

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f5f9f8 ecf3f1 e2edea d9e6e3 cfe0dc c6dad5 bcd4ce b2cec7 a9c8c0 9fc1b9 96bbb2 8cb5ab 80a69d 75978f 698880 5d7972 526a64 465b56 3a4b47 2f3c39 232d2b 171e1c 0c0f0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f9f8 ecf3f1 e2edea d9e6e3 cfe0dc c6dad5 bcd4ce b2cec7 a9c8c0 9fc1b9 96bbb2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

80a69d 75978f 698880 5d7972 526a64 465b56 3a4b47 2f3c39 232d2b 171e1c 0c0f0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

8bb1a7 8aaca4 89a8a0 88a39d 879f99 869b96 859692 84928e 838d8b 828987 818484

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#8CB5ABStop 1 #B58C96Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#8CB596Stop 1 #8CB5ABStop 2 #8CABB5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#8CB5ABStop 1 #AB8CB5Stop 2 #B5AB8CStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#8CB5ABStop 1 #B58CABStop 2 #B5968CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#283E39Stop 1 #466D63Stop 2 #639C8EStop 3 #92B9B0Stop 4 #C1D7D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #8cb5ab works

#8CB5AB (#8cb5ab) sits in the teal family at about 165° hue, 22% saturation, and 63% lightness. Contrast is 2.25:1 on white and 9.31:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (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 #8cb5ab as small body text on white — 2.25:1 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

Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #6DB9BA#6DB9BA Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #51B3AB#51B3AB Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1