What color is #8AA465?

#8AA465 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA465?

The RGB value is 138, 164, 101: 138 red, 164 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA465?

The complementary color is #7F65A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA465 color

#8AA465 rgb(138, 164, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA465 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 64.3% green and 39.6% blue (138, 164, 101).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#8AA465 color codes

HEX	`#8AA465`
RGB	`rgb(138, 164, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 64.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, -20.14, 29.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 35.94, 124.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.105, 32.894, 17.283)`
Decimal	`9086053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA465, 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 #8AA465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #8AA465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa465; }
.text { color: #8aa465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 164 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa465, #6aa465); }

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Questions

What color is #8AA465?: #8AA465 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA465?: The RGB value is 138, 164, 101: 138 red, 164 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA465?: The complementary color is #7F65A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.