#8ABDC4

Closest named color: Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4). oklch(76.5% 0.054 206.7), rgb(138, 189, 196).

Black text reads best on this color (10.15:1).

About this color

#8ABDC4 is a medium-light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.054 and its hue 207°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.15:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	muted (0.054)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Light Grey Blue (#9DBCD4)
Black text	10.15:1
White text	2.06:1

Values

HEX	#8ABDC4
RGB	rgb(138, 189, 196)
HSL	hsl(187, 33%, 65%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.054 206.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #8ABDC4	2.06:1	Fails	Lc -44.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #8ABDC4	10.15:1	AAA	Lc 63.6	Content text, not long reading
#8ABDC4 text on white	2.06:1	Fails	Lc 40.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#8ABDC4 text on black	10.15:1	AAA	Lc -62.0	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F0F7F8

oklch(97.1% 0.008 207.1)
Step 100
100

#DFEDEF

oklch(93.6% 0.015 207.1)
Step 200
200

#C3DFE3

oklch(88.4% 0.03 207.1)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#8ABDC4

oklch(76.5% 0.054 206.7)
Step 400
400

#57B0BC

oklch(70.7% 0.087 207.1)
Step 500
500

#009BAA

oklch(63% 0.108 206.9)
Step 600
600

#00838F

oklch(55.7% 0.095 206.1)
Step 700
700

#006E79

oklch(49.2% 0.084 206.9)
Step 800
800

#005A63

oklch(42.7% 0.073 206.6)
Step 900
900

#004B53

oklch(37.7% 0.065 207)
Step 950
950

#012D32

oklch(27.2% 0.046 206.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#8ABDC4 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#B5B9C5	0.054
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#ABB1C4	0.050
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#76C1BF	0.025
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.054