What color is #8AC9A7?

#8AC9A7 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 #8AC9A7?

The RGB value is 138, 201, 167: 138 red, 201 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8AC9A7?

The complementary color is #C98AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8AC9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8AC9A7 color

#8AC9A7 rgb(138, 201, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #8AC9A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 78.8% green and 65.5% blue (138, 201, 167).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#8AC9A7 color codes

HEX	`#8AC9A7`
RGB	`rgb(138, 201, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 78.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.05, -27.32, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.05, 29.32, 158.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.341, 49.965, 44.176)`
Decimal	`9095591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8AC9A7, 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 #8AC9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8AC9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #8AC9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ac9a7; }
.text { color: #8ac9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ac9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 201 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ac9a7, #8ac9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #8AC9A7?: #8AC9A7 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 #8AC9A7?: The RGB value is 138, 201, 167: 138 red, 201 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8AC9A7?: The complementary color is #C98AAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8AC9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.