What color is #8CA66D?

#8CA66D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA66D?

The RGB value is 140, 166, 109: 140 red, 166 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA66D?

The complementary color is #876DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA66D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA66D color

#8CA66D rgb(140, 166, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA66D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 42.7% blue (140, 166, 109).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#8CA66D color codes

HEX	`#8CA66D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 166, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.92, -19.27, 26.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.92, 32.87, 125.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.211, 33.952, 19.585)`
Decimal	`9217645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA66D, 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 #8CA66D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA66D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #8CA66D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca66d; }
.text { color: #8ca66d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca66d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 166 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca66d, #70a66d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CA66D?: #8CA66D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA66D?: The RGB value is 140, 166, 109: 140 red, 166 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA66D?: The complementary color is #876DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA66D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.