What color is #8CA088?

#8CA088 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA088?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 136: 140 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA088?

The complementary color is #9C88A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA088 color

#8CA088 rgb(140, 160, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA088 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 53.3% blue (140, 160, 136).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#8CA088 color codes

HEX	`#8CA088`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -11.73, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 15.53, 139.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.829, 32.494, 28.094)`
Decimal	`9216136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA088, 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 #8CA088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #8CA088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca088; }
.text { color: #8ca088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca088, #88a090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA088?: #8CA088 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA088?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 136: 140 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA088?: The complementary color is #9C88A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.