What color is #8AB19A?

#8AB19A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB19A?

The RGB value is 138, 177, 154: 138 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB19A?

The complementary color is #B18AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB19A color

#8AB19A rgb(138, 177, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB19A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 69.4% green and 60.4% blue (138, 177, 154).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#8AB19A color codes

HEX	`#8AB19A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 177, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 69.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, -17.91, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 19.41, 157.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.034, 39.18, 36.44)`
Decimal	`9089434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB19A, 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 #8AB19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #8AB19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab19a; }
.text { color: #8ab19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 177 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab19a, #8ab1ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8AB19A?: #8AB19A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB19A?: The RGB value is 138, 177, 154: 138 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB19A?: The complementary color is #B18AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.