What color is #8CA27E?

#8CA27E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA27E?

The RGB value is 140, 162, 126: 140 red, 162 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA27E?

The complementary color is #947EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA27E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA27E color

#8CA27E rgb(140, 162, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA27E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 49.4% blue (140, 162, 126).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#8CA27E color codes

HEX	`#8CA27E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 162, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.1, -14.55, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.1, 21.79, 131.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.501, 32.922, 24.64)`
Decimal	`9216638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA27E, 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 #8CA27E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA27E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #8CA27E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca27e; }
.text { color: #8ca27e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca27e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 162 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca27e, #7ea282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA27E?: #8CA27E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA27E?: The RGB value is 140, 162, 126: 140 red, 162 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA27E?: The complementary color is #947EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA27E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.