What color is #8CA59B?

#8CA59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA59B?

The RGB value is 140, 165, 155: 140 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA59B?

The complementary color is #A58C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA59B color

#8CA59B rgb(140, 165, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA59B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (140, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#8CA59B color codes

HEX	`#8CA59B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.63, -10.73, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.63, 10.97, 168.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.185, 34.852, 36.141)`
Decimal	`9217435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA59B, 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 #8CA59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #8CA59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca59b; }
.text { color: #8ca59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca59b, #8ca3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA59B?: #8CA59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA59B?: The RGB value is 140, 165, 155: 140 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA59B?: The complementary color is #A58C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.