What color is #8AC598?

#8AC598 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AC598?

The RGB value is 138, 197, 152: 138 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC598?

The complementary color is #C58AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC598 color

#8AC598 rgb(138, 197, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC598 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 77.3% green and 59.6% blue (138, 197, 152).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#8AC598 color codes

HEX	`#8AC598`
RGB	`rgb(138, 197, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 77.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.57, -28.26, 16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.57, 32.78, 149.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.113, 47.601, 36.985)`
Decimal	`9094552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC598, 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 #8AC598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	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 #8AC598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac598; }
.text { color: #8ac598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 197 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac598, #8ac5b5); }

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Questions

What color is #8AC598?: #8AC598 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AC598?: The RGB value is 138, 197, 152: 138 red, 197 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC598?: The complementary color is #C58AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.52:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.