What color is #8CA891?

#8CA891 is a grayish green known as OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of OMGreen?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 145: 140 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of OMGreen?

The complementary color is #A88CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA891?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

OMGreen color: hex code #8CA891

#8CA891 rgb(140, 168, 145)

Shades of green

OMGreen has the hex code #8CA891. It is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 56.9% blue (140, 168, 145).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

OMGreen (#8CA891) color codes

HEX	`#8CA891`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -14.29, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 16.73, 148.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.927, 35.624, 32.082)`
Decimal	`9218193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with OMGreen, 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 #8CA891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #8CA891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca891; }
.text { color: #8ca891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca891, #8ca89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

See #8CA891 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8CA891?: #8CA891 is a grayish green known as OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of OMGreen?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 145: 140 red, 168 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of OMGreen?: The complementary color is #A88CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA891?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.