What color is #8AA282?

#8AA282 is a grayish green known as Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mistletoe?

The RGB value is 138, 162, 130: 138 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mistletoe?

The complementary color is #9A82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mistletoe color: hex code #8AA282

#8AA282 rgb(138, 162, 130)

Shades of green

Mistletoe has the hex code #8AA282. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.5% green and 51% blue (138, 162, 130).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Mistletoe (#8AA282) color codes

HEX	`#8AA282`
RGB	`rgb(138, 162, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.04, -14.6, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.04, 20.16, 136.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.43, 32.855, 26.011)`
Decimal	`9085570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mistletoe, 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 #8AA282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8AA282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa282; }
.text { color: #8aa282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 162 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa282, #82a28a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #8AA282 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8AA282?: #8AA282 is a grayish green known as Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mistletoe?: The RGB value is 138, 162, 130: 138 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mistletoe?: The complementary color is #9A82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.