What color is #008A51?

#008A51 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Later Gator?

The RGB value is 0, 138, 81: 0 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Later Gator?

The complementary color is #8A0039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #008A51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Later Gator color: hex code #008A51

#008A51 rgb(0, 138, 81)

Shades of green

Later Gator has the hex code #008A51. It is a dark, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 54.1% green and 31.8% blue (0, 138, 81).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

Later Gator (#008A51) color codes

HEX	`#008A51`
RGB	`rgb(0, 138, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 54.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 100%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 41%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, -45.81, 21.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 50.73, 154.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.573, 18.77, 10.849)`
Decimal	`35409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Later Gator, 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 #008A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#008A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #008A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #008a51; }
.text { color: #008a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #008a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 138 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #008a51, #007e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #008A51 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #008A51?: #008A51 is a dark, vivid spring green known as Later Gator. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Later Gator?: The RGB value is 0, 138, 81: 0 red, 138 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Later Gator?: The complementary color is #8A0039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #008A51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.