What color is #8AA688?

#8AA688 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA688?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 136: 138 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA688?

The complementary color is #A488A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA688 color

#8AA688 rgb(138, 166, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA688 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 53.3% blue (138, 166, 136).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% 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 7.89:1).

#8AA688 color codes

HEX	`#8AA688`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 18%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.32, -15.62, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.32, 19.93, 141.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.56, 34.453, 28.433)`
Decimal	`9086600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA688, 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 #8AA688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #8AA688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa688; }
.text { color: #8aa688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa688, #88a695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA688?: #8AA688 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA688?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 136: 138 red, 166 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA688?: The complementary color is #A488A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.