What color is #8A9480?

#8A9480 is a grayish green known as Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aloe Tip?

The RGB value is 138, 148, 128: 138 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aloe Tip?

The complementary color is #8A8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aloe Tip color: hex code #8A9480

#8A9480 rgb(138, 148, 128)

Shades of gray

Aloe Tip has the hex code #8A9480. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (138, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

Aloe Tip (#8A9480) color codes

HEX	`#8A9480`
RGB	`rgb(138, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, -7.44, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 11.96, 128.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.967, 28.141, 24.534)`
Decimal	`9081984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aloe Tip, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8A9480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8A9480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9480; }
.text { color: #8a9480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9480, #809480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

See #8A9480 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8A9480?: #8A9480 is a grayish green known as Aloe Tip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aloe Tip?: The RGB value is 138, 148, 128: 138 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aloe Tip?: The complementary color is #8A8094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.