Cadet Blue (Blue)

#8BA79E

RGB: 139, 167, 158

Color OverviewHEX #8BA79E

#8BA79E Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #8BA79E is composed of 55% red, 65% green, and 62% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 161°, saturation of 14%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#8BA79E

RGB

139, 167, 158

HSL

161°, 14%, 60%

HSV

161°, 17%, 65%

CMYK

17%, 0%, 5%, 35%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #8BA79E (Darker Variations)

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

Tints of #8BA79E (Lighter Variations)

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

Tones of #8BA79E (Muted Variations)

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

Color Harmonies for #8BA79E

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 #8BA79E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.59 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #8BA79E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.12 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #8BA79E;
}

.element {
  color: #8BA79E;
  background-color: #8BA79E;
  border-color: #8BA79E;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#8BA79E] text-[#8BA79E] border-[#8BA79E]">
  Content styled with #8BA79E
</div>