What color is #8CA09C?

#8CA09C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA09C?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 156: 140 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA09C?

The complementary color is #A08C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA09C color

#8CA09C rgb(140, 160, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA09C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 61.2% blue (140, 160, 156).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#8CA09C color codes

HEX	`#8CA09C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, -7.84, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 7.84, 182.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.385, 33.117, 36.29)`
Decimal	`9216156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA09C, 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 #8CA09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #8CA09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca09c; }
.text { color: #8ca09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca09c, #8c9aa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #8CA09C?: #8CA09C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA09C?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 156: 140 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA09C?: The complementary color is #A08C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.