What color is #8CA29F?

#8CA29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA29F?

The RGB value is 140, 162, 159: 140 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA29F?

The complementary color is #A28C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA29F color

#8CA29F rgb(140, 162, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA29F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (140, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#8CA29F color codes

HEX	`#8CA29F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.9, -8.3, -1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.9, 8.36, 187.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.992, 33.919, 37.761)`
Decimal	`9216671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA29F, 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 #8CA29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #8CA29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca29f; }
.text { color: #8ca29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca29f, #8c9aa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA29F?: #8CA29F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA29F?: The RGB value is 140, 162, 159: 140 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA29F?: The complementary color is #A28C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.