What color is #8ABEAB?

#8ABEAB 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 #8ABEAB?

The RGB value is 138, 190, 171: 138 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8ABEAB?

The complementary color is #BE8A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8ABEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8ABEAB color

#8ABEAB rgb(138, 190, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 74.5% green and 67.1% blue (138, 190, 171).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#8ABEAB color codes

HEX	`#8ABEAB`
RGB	`rgb(138, 190, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 74.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, -21.06, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 21.46, 168.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.243, 45.169, 45.329)`
Decimal	`9092779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8ABEAB, 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 #8ABEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8ABEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #8ABEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8abeab; }
.text { color: #8abeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8abeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 190 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8abeab, #8ab7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8ABEAB?: #8ABEAB 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 #8ABEAB?: The RGB value is 138, 190, 171: 138 red, 190 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8ABEAB?: The complementary color is #BE8A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8ABEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.