What color is #8AB894?

#8AB894 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 #8AB894?

The RGB value is 138, 184, 148: 138 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AB894?

The complementary color is #B88AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AB894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AB894 color

#8AB894 rgb(138, 184, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AB894 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.2% green and 58% blue (138, 184, 148).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 24% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#8AB894 color codes

HEX	`#8AB894`
RGB	`rgb(138, 184, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 24%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, -22.61, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 26.29, 149.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.965, 41.821, 34.347)`
Decimal	`9091220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AB894, 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 #8AB894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AB894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #8AB894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ab894; }
.text { color: #8ab894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ab894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 184 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ab894, #8ab8ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8AB894?: #8AB894 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 #8AB894?: The RGB value is 138, 184, 148: 138 red, 184 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AB894?: The complementary color is #B88AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AB894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.