What color is #8AC0AE?

#8AC0AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AC0AE?

The RGB value is 138, 192, 174: 138 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC0AE?

The complementary color is #C08A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC0AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC0AE color

#8AC0AE rgb(138, 192, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC0AE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 75.3% green and 68.2% blue (138, 192, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#8AC0AE color codes

HEX	`#8AC0AE`
RGB	`rgb(138, 192, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 75.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, -21.43, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 21.7, 170.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.968, 46.157, 46.997)`
Decimal	`9093294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC0AE, 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 #8AC0AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC0AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #8AC0AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac0ae; }
.text { color: #8ac0ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac0ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 192 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac0ae, #8ab7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8AC0AE?: #8AC0AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AC0AE?: The RGB value is 138, 192, 174: 138 red, 192 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC0AE?: The complementary color is #C08A9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC0AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.