What color is #8AA695?

#8AA695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA695?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 149: 138 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA695?

The complementary color is #A68A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA695 color

#8AA695 rgb(138, 166, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA695 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (138, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#8AA695 color codes

HEX	`#8AA695`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -13.16, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 14.29, 156.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.541, 34.845, 33.597)`
Decimal	`9086613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA695, 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 #8AA695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #8AA695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa695; }
.text { color: #8aa695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa695, #8aa6a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA695?: #8AA695 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA695?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 149: 138 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA695?: The complementary color is #A68A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.