What color is #8AA883?

#8AA883 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA883?

The RGB value is 138, 168, 131: 138 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA883?

The complementary color is #A183A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA883 color

#8AA883 rgb(138, 168, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA883 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.9% green and 51.4% blue (138, 168, 131).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#8AA883 color codes

HEX	`#8AA883`
RGB	`rgb(138, 168, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.78, -17.55, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.78, 23.6, 138.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.58, 35.047, 26.727)`
Decimal	`9087107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA883, 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 #8AA883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #8AA883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa883; }
.text { color: #8aa883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 168 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa883, #83a88e); }

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Questions

What color is #8AA883?: #8AA883 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA883?: The RGB value is 138, 168, 131: 138 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA883?: The complementary color is #A183A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.