What color is #8AA279?

#8AA279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA279?

The RGB value is 138, 162, 121: 138 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA279?

The complementary color is #9179A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA279 color

#8AA279 rgb(138, 162, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA279 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (138, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#8AA279 color codes

HEX	`#8AA279`
RGB	`rgb(138, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.86, -16.12, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.86, 24.63, 130.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.852, 32.624, 22.968)`
Decimal	`9085561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA279, 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 #8AA279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #8AA279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa279; }
.text { color: #8aa279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa279, #79a27d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA279?: #8AA279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA279?: The RGB value is 138, 162, 121: 138 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA279?: The complementary color is #9179A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.