What color is #8AB49D?

#8AB49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB49D?

The RGB value is 138, 180, 157: 138 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB49D?

The complementary color is #B48AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB49D color

#8AB49D rgb(138, 180, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB49D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 70.6% green and 61.6% blue (138, 180, 157).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#8AB49D color codes

HEX	`#8AB49D`
RGB	`rgb(138, 180, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 70.6%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.81, -18.85, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.81, 20.17, 159.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.887, 40.479, 37.972)`
Decimal	`9090205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB49D, 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 #8AB49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #8AB49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab49d; }
.text { color: #8ab49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 180 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab49d, #8ab4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8AB49D?: #8AB49D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB49D?: The RGB value is 138, 180, 157: 138 red, 180 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB49D?: The complementary color is #B48AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.