What color is #8AAD8C?

#8AAD8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAD8C?

The RGB value is 138, 173, 140: 138 red, 173 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAD8C?

The complementary color is #AD8AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAD8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAD8C color

#8AAD8C rgb(138, 173, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAD8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.8% green and 54.9% blue (138, 173, 140).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#8AAD8C color codes

HEX	`#8AAD8C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 173, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.41, -18.52, 13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.41, 22.69, 144.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.157, 37.183, 30.394)`
Decimal	`9088396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAD8C, 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 #8AAD8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAD8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #8AAD8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aad8c; }
.text { color: #8aad8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aad8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 173 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aad8c, #8aad9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8AAD8C?: #8AAD8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAD8C?: The RGB value is 138, 173, 140: 138 red, 173 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAD8C?: The complementary color is #AD8AAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAD8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.