What color is #8AACA7?

#8AACA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AACA7?

The RGB value is 138, 172, 167: 138 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AACA7?

The complementary color is #AC8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AACA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AACA7 color

#8AACA7 rgb(138, 172, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8AACA7 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.5% green and 65.5% blue (138, 172, 167).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#8AACA7 color codes

HEX	`#8AACA7`
RGB	`rgb(138, 172, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 20%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.8, -12.61, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.8, 12.67, 185.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.207, 37.697, 42.131)`
Decimal	`9088167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AACA7, 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 #8AACA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AACA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #8AACA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aaca7; }
.text { color: #8aaca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aaca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 172 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aaca7, #8aa0ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #8AACA7?: #8AACA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AACA7?: The RGB value is 138, 172, 167: 138 red, 172 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AACA7?: The complementary color is #AC8A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AACA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.