What color is #8AABA5?

#8AABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AABA5?

The RGB value is 138, 171, 165: 138 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AABA5?

The complementary color is #AB8A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AABA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AABA5 color

#8AABA5 rgb(138, 171, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AABA5 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.1% green and 64.7% blue (138, 171, 165).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#8AABA5 color codes

HEX	`#8AABA5`
RGB	`rgb(138, 171, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.46, -12.51, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.46, 12.53, 182.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.834, 37.245, 41.102)`
Decimal	`9087909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AABA5, 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 #8AABA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AABA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #8AABA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaba5; }
.text { color: #8aaba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 171 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaba5, #8aa0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AABA5?: #8AABA5 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AABA5?: The RGB value is 138, 171, 165: 138 red, 171 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AABA5?: The complementary color is #AB8A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AABA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.