What color is #8AC69E?

#8AC69E 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 #8AC69E?

The RGB value is 138, 198, 158: 138 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC69E?

The complementary color is #C68AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC69E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC69E color

#8AC69E rgb(138, 198, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC69E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 77.6% green and 62% blue (138, 198, 158).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#8AC69E color codes

HEX	`#8AC69E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 198, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 77.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, -27.62, 13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 30.95, 153.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.845, 48.258, 39.715)`
Decimal	`9094814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC69E, 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 #8AC69E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC69E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #8AC69E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac69e; }
.text { color: #8ac69e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac69e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 198 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac69e, #8ac6bc); }

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Questions

What color is #8AC69E?: #8AC69E 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 #8AC69E?: The RGB value is 138, 198, 158: 138 red, 198 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC69E?: The complementary color is #C68AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC69E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.