What color is #8AAD9F?

#8AAD9F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAD9F?

The RGB value is 138, 173, 159: 138 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAD9F?

The complementary color is #AD8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAD9F color

#8AAD9F rgb(138, 173, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAD9F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 67.8% green and 62.4% blue (138, 173, 159).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#8AAD9F color codes

HEX	`#8AAD9F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 173, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 67.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -14.82, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 15.18, 167.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.681, 37.793, 38.42)`
Decimal	`9088415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAD9F, 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 #8AAD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #8AAD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aad9f; }
.text { color: #8aad9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aad9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 173 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aad9f, #8aaaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8AAD9F?: #8AAD9F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAD9F?: The RGB value is 138, 173, 159: 138 red, 173 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAD9F?: The complementary color is #AD8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.