What color is #8CA28A?

#8CA28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA28A?

The RGB value is 140, 162, 138: 140 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA28A?

The complementary color is #A08AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA28A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA28A color

#8CA28A rgb(140, 162, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA28A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 54.1% blue (140, 162, 138).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#8CA28A color codes

HEX	`#8CA28A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 162, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -12.43, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 15.91, 141.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.322, 33.251, 28.966)`
Decimal	`9216650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA28A, 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 #8CA28A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA28A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #8CA28A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca28a; }
.text { color: #8ca28a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca28a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 162 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca28a, #8aa294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA28A?: #8CA28A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA28A?: The RGB value is 140, 162, 138: 140 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA28A?: The complementary color is #A08AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA28A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.