What color is #8CA483?

#8CA483 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA483?

The RGB value is 140, 164, 131: 140 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA483?

The complementary color is #9B83A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA483 color

#8CA483 rgb(140, 164, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA483 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 64.3% green and 51.4% blue (140, 164, 131).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#8CA483 color codes

HEX	`#8CA483`
RGB	`rgb(140, 164, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 64.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, -14.74, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 20.6, 135.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.187, 33.765, 26.501)`
Decimal	`9217155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA483, 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 #8CA483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #8CA483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca483; }
.text { color: #8ca483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 164 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca483, #83a48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA483?: #8CA483 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA483?: The RGB value is 140, 164, 131: 140 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA483?: The complementary color is #9B83A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.