What color is #8AAB97?

#8AAB97 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAB97?

The RGB value is 138, 171, 151: 138 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAB97?

The complementary color is #AB8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAB97 color

#8AAB97 rgb(138, 171, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAB97 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.1% green and 59.2% blue (138, 171, 151).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 16% saturation and 61% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#8AAB97 color codes

HEX	`#8AAB97`
RGB	`rgb(138, 171, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, -15.39, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 16.74, 156.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.629, 36.763, 34.754)`
Decimal	`9087895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAB97, 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 #8AAB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #8AAB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aab97; }
.text { color: #8aab97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aab97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 171 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aab97, #8aaba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AAB97?: #8AAB97 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAB97?: The RGB value is 138, 171, 151: 138 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAB97?: The complementary color is #AB8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.