What color is #8CA69A?

#8CA69A 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 #8CA69A?

The RGB value is 140, 166, 154: 140 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA69A?

The complementary color is #A68C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA69A color

#8CA69A rgb(140, 166, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA69A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 60.4% blue (140, 166, 154).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#8CA69A color codes

HEX	`#8CA69A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 166, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, -11.47, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 11.91, 164.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.283, 35.18, 35.761)`
Decimal	`9217690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA69A, 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 #8CA69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #8CA69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca69a; }
.text { color: #8ca69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 166 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca69a, #8ca5a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA69A?: #8CA69A 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 #8CA69A?: The RGB value is 140, 166, 154: 140 red, 166 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA69A?: The complementary color is #A68C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.