What color is #8AA29F?

#8AA29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA29F?

The RGB value is 138, 162, 159: 138 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA29F?

The complementary color is #A28A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA29F color

#8AA29F rgb(138, 162, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA29F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (138, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#8AA29F color codes

HEX	`#8AA29F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -8.97, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 9.06, 187.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.658, 33.746, 37.745)`
Decimal	`9085599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA29F, 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 #8AA29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #8AA29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa29f; }
.text { color: #8aa29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa29f, #8a99a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA29F?: #8AA29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA29F?: The RGB value is 138, 162, 159: 138 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA29F?: The complementary color is #A28A8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.