What color is #8AC686?

#8AC686 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8AC686?

The RGB value is 138, 198, 134: 138 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC686?

The complementary color is #C286C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC686 color

#8AC686 rgb(138, 198, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC686 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 77.6% green and 52.5% blue (138, 198, 134).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#8AC686 color codes

HEX	`#8AC686`
RGB	`rgb(138, 198, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 77.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -31.85, 26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 41.18, 140.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.977, 47.511, 29.877)`
Decimal	`9094790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC686, 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 #8AC686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #8AC686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac686; }
.text { color: #8ac686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 198 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac686, #86c6a2); }

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Questions

What color is #8AC686?: #8AC686 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8AC686?: The RGB value is 138, 198, 134: 138 red, 198 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC686?: The complementary color is #C286C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.