What color is #8AAA95?

#8AAA95 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAA95?

The RGB value is 138, 170, 149: 138 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAA95?

The complementary color is #AA8A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAA95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAA95 color

#8AAA95 rgb(138, 170, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAA95 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 66.7% green and 58.4% blue (138, 170, 149).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#8AAA95 color codes

HEX	`#8AAA95`
RGB	`rgb(138, 170, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 66.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.77, -15.26, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.77, 16.88, 154.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.279, 36.322, 33.843)`
Decimal	`9087637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAA95, 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 #8AAA95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAA95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #8AAA95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaa95; }
.text { color: #8aaa95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaa95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 170 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaa95, #8aaaa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AAA95?: #8AAA95 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAA95?: The RGB value is 138, 170, 149: 138 red, 170 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAA95?: The complementary color is #AA8A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAA95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.