What color is #8A9D88?

#8A9D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D88?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 136: 138 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D88?

The complementary color is #9B889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D88 color

#8A9D88 rgb(138, 157, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9D88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 53.3% blue (138, 157, 136).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#8A9D88 color codes

HEX	`#8A9D88`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, -10.86, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 13.94, 141.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.981, 31.294, 27.907)`
Decimal	`9084296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D88, 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 #8A9D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #8A9D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d88; }
.text { color: #8a9d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d88, #889d91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9D88?: #8A9D88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D88?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 136: 138 red, 157 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D88?: The complementary color is #9B889D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.