What color is #8A9984?

#8A9984 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9984?

The RGB value is 138, 153, 132: 138 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9984?

The complementary color is #938499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9984 color

#8A9984 rgb(138, 153, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9984 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60% green and 51.8% blue (138, 153, 132).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#8A9984 color codes

HEX	`#8A9984`
RGB	`rgb(138, 153, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, -9.44, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 13.21, 135.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.037, 29.851, 26.216)`
Decimal	`9083268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9984, 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 #8A9984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A9984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #8A9984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9984; }
.text { color: #8a9984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 153 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9984, #849989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9984?: #8A9984 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9984?: The RGB value is 138, 153, 132: 138 red, 153 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9984?: The complementary color is #938499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.