What color is #8AAC37?

#8AAC37 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAC37?

The RGB value is 138, 172, 55: 138 red, 172 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAC37?

The complementary color is #5937AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAC37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAC37 color

#8AAC37 rgb(138, 172, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAC37 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.5% green and 21.6% blue (138, 172, 55).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 52% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is German Hop (#89AC27), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#8AAC37 color codes

HEX	`#8AAC37`
RGB	`rgb(138, 172, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 52%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 68%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 68%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, -28.72, 53.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 61.12, 118.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.924, 35.184, 9.039)`
Decimal	`9088055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAC37, 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 #8AAC37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAC37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #8AAC37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aac37; }
.text { color: #8aac37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aac37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 172 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aac37, #4fac37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #8AAC37?: #8AAC37 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color German Hop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAC37?: The RGB value is 138, 172, 55: 138 red, 172 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAC37?: The complementary color is #5937AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAC37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.