What color is #8AB5A1?

#8AB5A1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB5A1?

The RGB value is 138, 181, 161: 138 red, 181 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB5A1?

The complementary color is #B58A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB5A1 color

#8AB5A1 rgb(138, 181, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB5A1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 71% green and 63.1% blue (138, 181, 161).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#8AB5A1 color codes

HEX	`#8AB5A1`
RGB	`rgb(138, 181, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 71%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -18.55, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 19.36, 163.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.436, 41.023, 39.868)`
Decimal	`9090465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB5A1, 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 #8AB5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #8AB5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab5a1; }
.text { color: #8ab5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 181 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab5a1, #8ab4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8AB5A1?: #8AB5A1 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB5A1?: The RGB value is 138, 181, 161: 138 red, 181 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB5A1?: The complementary color is #B58A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.