What color is #8AA198?

#8AA198 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 #8AA198?

The RGB value is 138, 161, 152: 138 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA198?

The complementary color is #A18A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA198 color

#8AA198 rgb(138, 161, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA198 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.1% green and 59.6% blue (138, 161, 152).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#8AA198 color codes

HEX	`#8AA198`
RGB	`rgb(138, 161, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.29, -9.89, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.29, 10.08, 168.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.892, 33.159, 34.578)`
Decimal	`9085336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA198, 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 #8AA198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #8AA198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa198; }
.text { color: #8aa198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 161 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa198, #8a9ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA198?: #8AA198 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 #8AA198?: The RGB value is 138, 161, 152: 138 red, 161 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA198?: The complementary color is #A18A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.