What color is #8A9F88?

#8A9F88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9F88?

The RGB value is 138, 159, 136: 138 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9F88?

The complementary color is #9D889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9F88 color

#8A9F88 rgb(138, 159, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8A9F88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.4% green and 53.3% blue (138, 159, 136).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#8A9F88 color codes

HEX	`#8A9F88`
RGB	`rgb(138, 159, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -11.93, 9.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 15.28, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.322, 31.977, 28.02)`
Decimal	`9084808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9F88, 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 #8A9F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #8A9F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9f88; }
.text { color: #8a9f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 159 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9f88, #889f91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8A9F88?: #8A9F88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9F88?: The RGB value is 138, 159, 136: 138 red, 159 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9F88?: The complementary color is #9D889F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.