What color is #8AA29B?

#8AA29B 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 #8AA29B?

The RGB value is 138, 162, 155: 138 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA29B?

The complementary color is #A28A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA29B color

#8AA29B rgb(138, 162, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA29B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (138, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#8AA29B color codes

HEX	`#8AA29B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.65, -9.81, 0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.65, 9.84, 175.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.316, 33.61, 35.947)`
Decimal	`9085595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA29B, 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 #8AA29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #8AA29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa29b; }
.text { color: #8aa29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa29b, #8a9da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA29B?: #8AA29B 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 #8AA29B?: The RGB value is 138, 162, 155: 138 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA29B?: The complementary color is #A28A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.