What color is #8AAD88?

#8AAD88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAD88?

The RGB value is 138, 173, 136: 138 red, 173 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAD88?

The complementary color is #AB88AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAD88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAD88 color

#8AAD88 rgb(138, 173, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAD88 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.8% green and 53.3% blue (138, 173, 136).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#8AAD88 color codes

HEX	`#8AAD88`
RGB	`rgb(138, 173, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, -19.24, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 24.51, 141.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.868, 37.067, 28.869)`
Decimal	`9088392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAD88, 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 #8AAD88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAD88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #8AAD88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aad88; }
.text { color: #8aad88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aad88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 173 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aad88, #88ad99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AAD88?: #8AAD88 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAD88?: The RGB value is 138, 173, 136: 138 red, 173 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAD88?: The complementary color is #AB88AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAD88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.