What color is #8AA682?

#8AA682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA682?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 130: 138 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA682?

The complementary color is #9E82A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA682 color

#8AA682 rgb(138, 166, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA682 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 51% blue (138, 166, 130).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#8AA682 color codes

HEX	`#8AA682`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.19, -16.69, 15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.19, 22.78, 137.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.146, 34.287, 26.25)`
Decimal	`9086594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA682, 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 #8AA682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #8AA682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa682; }
.text { color: #8aa682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa682, #82a68c); }

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Questions

What color is #8AA682?: #8AA682 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA682?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 130: 138 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA682?: The complementary color is #9E82A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.