What color is #8AA896?

#8AA896 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AA896?

The RGB value is 138, 168, 150: 138 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AA896?

The complementary color is #A88A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AA896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AA896 color

#8AA896 rgb(138, 168, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AA896 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 65.9% green and 58.8% blue (138, 168, 150).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#8AA896 color codes

HEX	`#8AA896`
RGB	`rgb(138, 168, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 65.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.22, -14.01, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.22, 15.2, 157.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.987, 35.61, 34.142)`
Decimal	`9087126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AA896, 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 #8AA896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AA896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #8AA896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aa896; }
.text { color: #8aa896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aa896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 168 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aa896, #8aa8a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AA896?: #8AA896 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AA896?: The RGB value is 138, 168, 150: 138 red, 168 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AA896?: The complementary color is #A88A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AA896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.