What color is #8AA875?

#8AA875 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA875?

The RGB value is 138, 168, 117: 138 red, 168 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA875?

The complementary color is #9375A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA875 color

#8AA875 rgb(138, 168, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA875 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.9% green and 45.9% blue (138, 168, 117).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#8AA875 color codes

HEX	`#8AA875`
RGB	`rgb(138, 168, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -19.85, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 30.43, 130.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.694, 34.692, 22.063)`
Decimal	`9087093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA875, 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 #8AA875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #8AA875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa875; }
.text { color: #8aa875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 168 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa875, #75a87a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA875?: #8AA875 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA875?: The RGB value is 138, 168, 117: 138 red, 168 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA875?: The complementary color is #9375A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.