What color is #8CA065?

#8CA065 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA065?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 101: 140 red, 160 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA065?

The complementary color is #7965A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA065 color

#8CA065 rgb(140, 160, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA065 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 39.6% blue (140, 160, 101).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#8CA065 color codes

HEX	`#8CA065`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.06, -17.3, 28.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.06, 33.32, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.735, 31.657, 17.064)`
Decimal	`9216101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA065, 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 #8CA065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #8CA065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca065; }
.text { color: #8ca065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca065, #6ea065); }

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Questions

What color is #8CA065?: #8CA065 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA065?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 101: 140 red, 160 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA065?: The complementary color is #7965A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.