What color is #8AA09D?

#8AA09D 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 #8AA09D?

The RGB value is 138, 160, 157: 138 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA09D?

The complementary color is #A08A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA09D color

#8AA09D rgb(138, 160, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA09D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (138, 160, 157).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#8AA09D color codes

HEX	`#8AA09D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 160, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, -8.31, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 8.38, 187.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.136, 32.979, 36.722)`
Decimal	`9085085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA09D, 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 #8AA09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #8AA09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa09d; }
.text { color: #8aa09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 160 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa09d, #8a98a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA09D?: #8AA09D 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 #8AA09D?: The RGB value is 138, 160, 157: 138 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA09D?: The complementary color is #A08A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.