Cadet Blue (Blue)

#8AB2AF

RGB: 138, 178, 175

Color OverviewHEX #8AB2AF

#8AB2AF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8AB2AF is composed of 54% red, 70% green, and 69% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 176°, saturation of 21%, and lightness of 62%.

HEX

#8AB2AF

RGB

138, 178, 175

HSL

176°, 21%, 62%

HSV

176°, 22%, 70%

CMYK

22%, 0%, 2%, 30%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #8AB2AF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #8AB2AF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #8AB2AF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #8AB2AF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #8AB2AF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.32 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8AB2AF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.07 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8AB2AF;
}

.element {
  color: #8AB2AF;
  background-color: #8AB2AF;
  border-color: #8AB2AF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8AB2AF] text-[#8AB2AF] border-[#8AB2AF]">
  Content styled with #8AB2AF
</div>