What color is #8CA787?

#8CA787 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA787?

The RGB value is 140, 167, 135: 140 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA787?

The complementary color is #A287A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA787 color

#8CA787 rgb(140, 167, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA787 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.5% green and 52.9% blue (140, 167, 135).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#8CA787 color codes

HEX	`#8CA787`
RGB	`rgb(140, 167, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.72, -15.61, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.72, 20.64, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.006, 34.962, 28.137)`
Decimal	`9217927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA787, 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 #8CA787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #8CA787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca787; }
.text { color: #8ca787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 167 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca787, #87a792); }

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Questions

What color is #8CA787?: #8CA787 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA787?: The RGB value is 140, 167, 135: 140 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA787?: The complementary color is #A287A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.