What color is #8ABAA6?

#8ABAA6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8ABAA6?

The RGB value is 138, 186, 166: 138 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABAA6?

The complementary color is #BA8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABAA6 color

#8ABAA6 rgb(138, 186, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #8ABAA6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.9% green and 65.1% blue (138, 186, 166).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#8ABAA6 color codes

HEX	`#8ABAA6`
RGB	`rgb(138, 186, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.74, -20.08, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.74, 20.69, 165.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.921, 43.273, 42.582)`
Decimal	`9091750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABAA6, 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 #8ABAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #8ABAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abaa6; }
.text { color: #8abaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 186 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abaa6, #8ab6ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #8ABAA6?: #8ABAA6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8ABAA6?: The RGB value is 138, 186, 166: 138 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABAA6?: The complementary color is #BA8A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.