What color is #8CA19A?

#8CA19A 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 #8CA19A?

The RGB value is 140, 161, 154: 140 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA19A?

The complementary color is #A18C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA19A color

#8CA19A rgb(140, 161, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA19A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.1% green and 60.4% blue (140, 161, 154).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#8CA19A color codes

HEX	`#8CA19A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 161, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, -8.79, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 8.86, 172.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.391, 33.398, 35.463)`
Decimal	`9216410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA19A, 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 #8CA19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #8CA19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca19a; }
.text { color: #8ca19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 161 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca19a, #8c9ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA19A?: #8CA19A 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 #8CA19A?: The RGB value is 140, 161, 154: 140 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA19A?: The complementary color is #A18C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.