#8CB4AE
Light Sage · light cool teal
About #8CB4AE
#8CB4AE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Light Sage and Silver (ΔE 16.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B48C92 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #8CB4AE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8CB4AE?
#8CB4AE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 55% red, 71% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8CB4AE?
Use black text. Black on #8CB4AE has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #8CB4AE?
Its complementary colour is #B48C92, and analogous partners are #8CB49A and #8CA6B4.