What color is #8AA777?

#8AA777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA777?

The RGB value is 138, 167, 119: 138 red, 167 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA777?

The complementary color is #9477A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA777 color

#8AA777 rgb(138, 167, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA777 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.5% green and 46.7% blue (138, 167, 119).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 21% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#8AA777 color codes

HEX	`#8AA777`
RGB	`rgb(138, 167, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 21%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 29%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 29%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -19.03, 21.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 28.81, 131.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.629, 34.372, 22.628)`
Decimal	`9086839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA777, 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 #8AA777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #8AA777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa777; }
.text { color: #8aa777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 167 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa777, #77a77c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA777?: #8AA777 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA777?: The RGB value is 138, 167, 119: 138 red, 167 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA777?: The complementary color is #9477A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.