What color is #8AA69D?

#8AA69D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA69D?

The RGB value is 138, 166, 157: 138 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA69D?

The complementary color is #A68A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA69D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA69D color

#8AA69D rgb(138, 166, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AA69D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.1% green and 61.6% blue (138, 166, 157).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#8AA69D color codes

HEX	`#8AA69D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 166, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.83, -11.54, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.83, 11.63, 172.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.202, 35.109, 37.077)`
Decimal	`9086621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA69D, 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 #8AA69D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA69D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #8AA69D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa69d; }
.text { color: #8aa69d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa69d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 166 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa69d, #8aa1a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8AA69D?: #8AA69D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA69D?: The RGB value is 138, 166, 157: 138 red, 166 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA69D?: The complementary color is #A68A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA69D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.