What color is #8AB699?

#8AB699 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AB699?

The RGB value is 138, 182, 153: 138 red, 182 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB699?

The complementary color is #B68AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB699 color

#8AB699 rgb(138, 182, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB699 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 71.4% green and 60% blue (138, 182, 153).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#8AB699 color codes

HEX	`#8AB699`
RGB	`rgb(138, 182, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 71.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, -20.65, 10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 22.97, 154.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.957, 41.158, 36.339)`
Decimal	`9090713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB699, 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 #8AB699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #8AB699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab699; }
.text { color: #8ab699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 182 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab699, #8ab6af); }

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Questions

What color is #8AB699?: #8AB699 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AB699?: The RGB value is 138, 182, 153: 138 red, 182 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB699?: The complementary color is #B68AA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.