What color is #8A9D80?

#8A9D80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D80?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 128: 138 red, 157 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D80?

The complementary color is #93809D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D80 color

#8A9D80 rgb(138, 157, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9D80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 50.2% blue (138, 157, 128).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#8A9D80 color codes

HEX	`#8A9D80`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.57, -12.3, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.57, 17.87, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.434, 31.075, 25.023)`
Decimal	`9084288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D80, 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 #8A9D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #8A9D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d80; }
.text { color: #8a9d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d80, #809d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9D80?: #8A9D80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D80?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 128: 138 red, 157 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D80?: The complementary color is #93809D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.