What color is #8AA191?

#8AA191 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 #8AA191?

The RGB value is 138, 161, 145: 138 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA191?

The complementary color is #A18A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA191 color

#8AA191 rgb(138, 161, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA191 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.1% green and 56.9% blue (138, 161, 145).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#8AA191 color codes

HEX	`#8AA191`
RGB	`rgb(138, 161, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.11, -11.28, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.11, 12.61, 153.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.336, 32.937, 31.647)`
Decimal	`9085329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA191, 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 #8AA191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #8AA191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa191; }
.text { color: #8aa191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 161 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa191, #8aa19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA191?: #8AA191 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 #8AA191?: The RGB value is 138, 161, 145: 138 red, 161 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA191?: The complementary color is #A18A9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.