What color is #8A9D8D?

#8A9D8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9D8D?

The RGB value is 138, 157, 141: 138 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9D8D?

The complementary color is #9D8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9D8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9D8D color

#8A9D8D rgb(138, 157, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9D8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 61.6% green and 55.3% blue (138, 157, 141).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#8A9D8D color codes

HEX	`#8A9D8D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 157, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 61.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, -9.91, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 11.64, 148.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.345, 31.44, 29.822)`
Decimal	`9084301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9D8D, 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 #8A9D8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9D8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #8A9D8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9d8d; }
.text { color: #8a9d8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9d8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 157 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9d8d, #8a9d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9D8D?: #8A9D8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9D8D?: The RGB value is 138, 157, 141: 138 red, 157 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9D8D?: The complementary color is #9D8A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9D8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.