What color is #8CA08C?

#8CA08C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA08C?

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

What is the complementary color of #8CA08C?

The complementary color is #A08CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA08C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA08C color

#8CA08C rgb(140, 160, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA08C is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#8CA08C color codes

HEX	`#8CA08C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, -10.99, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 13.64, 143.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.119, 32.61, 29.619)`
Decimal	`9216140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA08C, 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 #8CA08C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA08C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #8CA08C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca08c; }
.text { color: #8ca08c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca08c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca08c, #8ca096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA08C?: #8CA08C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA08C?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 140: 140 red, 160 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA08C?: The complementary color is #A08CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA08C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.