What color is #8AA064?

#8AA064 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA064?

The RGB value is 138, 160, 100: 138 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA064?

The complementary color is #7A64A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA064?

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.

#8AA064 color

#8AA064 rgb(138, 160, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA064 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.7% green and 39.2% blue (138, 160, 100).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8AA064 color codes

HEX	`#8AA064`
RGB	`rgb(138, 160, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, -18.22, 28.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 34.06, 122.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.352, 31.465, 16.792)`
Decimal	`9085028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA064, 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 #8AA064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA064 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 #8AA064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa064; }
.text { color: #8aa064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 160 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa064, #6ca064); }

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Questions

What color is #8AA064?: #8AA064 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA064?: The RGB value is 138, 160, 100: 138 red, 160 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA064?: The complementary color is #7A64A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA064?: 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.