What color is #8CA380?

#8CA380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA380?

The RGB value is 140, 163, 128: 140 red, 163 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA380?

The complementary color is #9780A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA380 color

#8CA380 rgb(140, 163, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA380 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green and 50.2% blue (140, 163, 128).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8CA380 color codes

HEX	`#8CA380`
RGB	`rgb(140, 163, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, -14.73, 15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 21.43, 133.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.808, 33.328, 25.386)`
Decimal	`9216896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA380, 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 #8CA380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8CA380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca380; }
.text { color: #8ca380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 163 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca380, #80a385); }

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Questions

What color is #8CA380?: #8CA380 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA380?: The RGB value is 140, 163, 128: 140 red, 163 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA380?: The complementary color is #9780A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.