What color is #8CA279?

#8CA279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA279?

The RGB value is 140, 162, 121: 140 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA279?

The complementary color is #8F79A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA279 color

#8CA279 rgb(140, 162, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA279 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 47.5% blue (140, 162, 121).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#8CA279 color codes

HEX	`#8CA279`
RGB	`rgb(140, 162, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -15.37, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 24.32, 129.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.186, 32.796, 22.983)`
Decimal	`9216633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA279, 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 #8CA279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #8CA279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca279; }
.text { color: #8ca279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 162 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca279, #79a27b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA279?: #8CA279 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA279?: The RGB value is 140, 162, 121: 140 red, 162 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA279?: The complementary color is #8F79A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.