What color is #8CA389?

#8CA389 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA389?

The RGB value is 140, 163, 137: 140 red, 163 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA389?

The complementary color is #A089A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA389 color

#8CA389 rgb(140, 163, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA389 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 63.9% green and 53.7% blue (140, 163, 137).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#8CA389 color codes

HEX	`#8CA389`
RGB	`rgb(140, 163, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 63.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -13.14, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 17.05, 140.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.427, 33.576, 28.645)`
Decimal	`9216905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA389, 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 #8CA389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #8CA389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca389; }
.text { color: #8ca389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 163 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca389, #89a393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA389?: #8CA389 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA389?: The RGB value is 140, 163, 137: 140 red, 163 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA389?: The complementary color is #A089A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.