What color is #8A9C86?

#8A9C86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9C86?

The RGB value is 138, 156, 134: 138 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9C86?

The complementary color is #98869C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9C86 color

#8A9C86 rgb(138, 156, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9C86 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.2% green and 52.5% blue (138, 156, 134).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#8A9C86 color codes

HEX	`#8A9C86`
RGB	`rgb(138, 156, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, -10.69, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 14.23, 138.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.672, 30.901, 27.109)`
Decimal	`9084038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9C86, 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 #8A9C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #8A9C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9c86; }
.text { color: #8a9c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 156 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9c86, #869c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9C86?: #8A9C86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9C86?: The RGB value is 138, 156, 134: 138 red, 156 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9C86?: The complementary color is #98869C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.