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#8FA3A3 Color

#8FA3A3 is rgb(143, 163, 163) in RGB, hsl(180, 10%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Morning Blue (#8DA399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8FA3A3
HEX#8FA3A3
RGBrgb(143, 163, 163)
HSLhsl(180, 10%, 60%)
HSVhsv(180, 12%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(70% 0.022 196.6)
LABlab(65.43% -7.26 -2.50)
LCHlch(65.43% 7.68 199.01)

What #8FA3A3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8FA3A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 5.48Traffic Gray a#8F9695ΔE 6.34Pewter#899499ΔE 6.47Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 7.11Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 8.11Quick Silver#A6A6A6ΔE 8.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#8FA3A3 Channel Values

How #8FA3A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 163 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 180° · S 10% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 180° · S 12% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8FA3A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8FA3A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8FA3A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8FA3A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8FA3A3
Complementary
#A38F8F
Analogous
#8FA399
Analogous
#8F99A3
Triadic
#A38FA3
Triadic
#A3A38F
Split comp.
#A38F99
Split comp.
#A3998F

Tints & Shades of #8FA3A3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DAFAF
#AEBCBC
#BCC8C8
#CDD6D6
#DBE1E1
#EBEFEF

Shades

#789191
#657B7B
#536565
#404F4F
#2E3838
#1C2222

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8FA3A3.

How #8FA3A3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8FA3A3
Protanopia#A0A0A3
Protanomaly#99A1A3
Deuteranopia#9D9DA4
Deuteranomaly#979FA3
Tritanopia#8FA3A3
Tritanomaly#8FA3A3
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

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Using #8FA3A3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8fa3a3: #8FA3A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8FA3A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8fa3a3': '#8FA3A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.639, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_8fa3a3">#8FA3A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#8FA3A3"

More Teal Colors

#8FA3A3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#8FA3A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8FA3A3?

#8FA3A3 is a light teal — rgb(143, 163, 163) in RGB and hsl(180, 10%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Morning Blue (#8DA399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #8FA3A3?

#8FA3A3 is rgb(143, 163, 163) — red 143, green 163, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8FA3A3?

#8FA3A3 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8FA3A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8FA3A3 scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8FA3A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8FA3A3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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