What color is #8CA6A0?

#8CA6A0 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 #8CA6A0?

The RGB value is 140, 166, 160: 140 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA6A0?

The complementary color is #A68C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA6A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA6A0 color

#8CA6A0 rgb(140, 166, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA6A0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.1% green and 62.7% blue (140, 166, 160).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#8CA6A0 color codes

HEX	`#8CA6A0`
RGB	`rgb(140, 166, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, -10.24, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 10.24, 179.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.795, 35.385, 38.458)`
Decimal	`9217696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA6A0, 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 #8CA6A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA6A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #8CA6A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca6a0; }
.text { color: #8ca6a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca6a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 166 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca6a0, #8c9fa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #8CA6A0?: #8CA6A0 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 #8CA6A0?: The RGB value is 140, 166, 160: 140 red, 166 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA6A0?: The complementary color is #A68C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA6A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.