What color is #8AAE96?

#8AAE96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AAE96?

The RGB value is 138, 174, 150: 138 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AAE96?

The complementary color is #AE8AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AAE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AAE96 color

#8AAE96 rgb(138, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AAE96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (138, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#8AAE96 color codes

HEX	`#8AAE96`
RGB	`rgb(138, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.93, -17.14, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.93, 19.06, 154.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.121, 37.876, 34.519)`
Decimal	`9088662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AAE96, 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 #8AAE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AAE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #8AAE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8aae96; }
.text { color: #8aae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8aae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8aae96, #8aaea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8AAE96?: #8AAE96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AAE96?: The RGB value is 138, 174, 150: 138 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AAE96?: The complementary color is #AE8AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AAE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.