What color is #8ABAAD?

#8ABAAD 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 #8ABAAD?

The RGB value is 138, 186, 173: 138 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABAAD?

The complementary color is #BA8A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABAAD color

#8ABAAD rgb(138, 186, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (138, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#8ABAAD color codes

HEX	`#8ABAAD`
RGB	`rgb(138, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, -18.6, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 18.66, 175.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.581, 43.537, 46.056)`
Decimal	`9091757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABAAD, 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 #8ABAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #8ABAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abaad; }
.text { color: #8abaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abaad, #8aafba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8ABAAD?: #8ABAAD 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 #8ABAAD?: The RGB value is 138, 186, 173: 138 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABAAD?: The complementary color is #BA8A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.