What color is #8A9F97?

#8A9F97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9F97?

The RGB value is 138, 159, 151: 138 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9F97?

The complementary color is #9F8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9F97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9F97 color

#8A9F97 rgb(138, 159, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A9F97 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.4% green and 59.2% blue (138, 159, 151).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#8A9F97 color codes

HEX	`#8A9F97`
RGB	`rgb(138, 159, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, -9.01, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 9.17, 169.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.464, 32.433, 34.033)`
Decimal	`9084823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9F97, 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 #8A9F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9F97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #8A9F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9f97; }
.text { color: #8a9f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 159 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9f97, #8a9c9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8A9F97?: #8A9F97 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9F97?: The RGB value is 138, 159, 151: 138 red, 159 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9F97?: The complementary color is #9F8A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9F97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.