What color is #8AC391?

#8AC391 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AC391?

The RGB value is 138, 195, 145: 138 red, 195 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC391?

The complementary color is #C38ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC391 color

#8AC391 rgb(138, 195, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC391 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 76.5% green and 56.9% blue (138, 195, 145).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#8AC391 color codes

HEX	`#8AC391`
RGB	`rgb(138, 195, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 76.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.85, -28.56, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.85, 34.5, 145.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.106, 46.476, 33.904)`
Decimal	`9094033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC391, 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 #8AC391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #8AC391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac391; }
.text { color: #8ac391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 195 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac391, #8ac3ad); }

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Questions

What color is #8AC391?: #8AC391 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AC391?: The RGB value is 138, 195, 145: 138 red, 195 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC391?: The complementary color is #C38ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.