What color is #8AAB73?

#8AAB73 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 #8AAB73?

The RGB value is 138, 171, 115: 138 red, 171 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAB73?

The complementary color is #9473AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAB73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAB73 color

#8AAB73 rgb(138, 171, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAB73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.1% green and 45.1% blue (138, 171, 115).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#8AAB73 color codes

HEX	`#8AAB73`
RGB	`rgb(138, 171, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.34, -21.68, 25.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.34, 33.28, 130.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.138, 35.766, 21.637)`
Decimal	`9087859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAB73, 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 #8AAB73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAB73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #8AAB73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aab73; }
.text { color: #8aab73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aab73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 171 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aab73, #73ab78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AAB73?: #8AAB73 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 #8AAB73?: The RGB value is 138, 171, 115: 138 red, 171 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAB73?: The complementary color is #9473AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAB73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.