What color is #8AA85F?

#8AA85F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA85F?

The RGB value is 138, 168, 95: 138 red, 168 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA85F?

The complementary color is #7D5FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA85F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA85F color

#8AA85F rgb(138, 168, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA85F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.9% green and 37.3% blue (138, 168, 95).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#8AA85F color codes

HEX	`#8AA85F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 168, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 43%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -22.93, 34.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 41.26, 123.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.549, 34.234, 16.033)`
Decimal	`9087071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA85F, 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 #8AA85F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA85F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #8AA85F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa85f; }
.text { color: #8aa85f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa85f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 168 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa85f, #66a85f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AA85F?: #8AA85F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA85F?: The RGB value is 138, 168, 95: 138 red, 168 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA85F?: The complementary color is #7D5FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA85F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.