What color is #8CA68A?

#8CA68A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA68A?

The RGB value is 140, 166, 138: 140 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA68A?

The complementary color is #A48AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA68A color

#8CA68A rgb(140, 166, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA68A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 54.1% blue (140, 166, 138).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#8CA68A color codes

HEX	`#8CA68A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 166, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, -14.54, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 18.56, 141.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.038, 34.682, 29.204)`
Decimal	`9217674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA68A, 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 #8CA68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #8CA68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca68a; }
.text { color: #8ca68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 166 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca68a, #8aa696); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CA68A?: #8CA68A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA68A?: The RGB value is 140, 166, 138: 140 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA68A?: The complementary color is #A48AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.