What color is #8CA293?

#8CA293 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA293?

The RGB value is 140, 162, 147: 140 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA293?

The complementary color is #A28C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA293 color

#8CA293 rgb(140, 162, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA293 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 57.6% blue (140, 162, 147).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#8CA293 color codes

HEX	`#8CA293`
RGB	`rgb(140, 162, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, -10.72, 5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 11.93, 154.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.001, 33.522, 32.541)`
Decimal	`9216659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA293, 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 #8CA293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #8CA293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca293; }
.text { color: #8ca293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 162 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca293, #8ca29e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA293?: #8CA293 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA293?: The RGB value is 140, 162, 147: 140 red, 162 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA293?: The complementary color is #A28C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.