What color is #8AB58A?

#8AB58A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB58A?

The RGB value is 138, 181, 138: 138 red, 181 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB58A?

The complementary color is #B58AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB58A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB58A color

#8AB58A rgb(138, 181, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB58A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 71% green and 54.1% blue (138, 181, 138).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#8AB58A color codes

HEX	`#8AB58A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 181, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 71%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, -22.93, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 28.75, 142.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.591, 40.285, 30.151)`
Decimal	`9090442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB58A, 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 #8AB58A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB58A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #8AB58A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab58a; }
.text { color: #8ab58a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab58a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 181 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab58a, #8ab5a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8AB58A?: #8AB58A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB58A?: The RGB value is 138, 181, 138: 138 red, 181 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB58A?: The complementary color is #B58AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB58A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.