What color is #8CA794?

#8CA794 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA794?

The RGB value is 140, 167, 148: 140 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA794?

The complementary color is #A78C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA794 color

#8CA794 rgb(140, 167, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA794 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.5% green and 58% blue (140, 167, 148).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#8CA794 color codes

HEX	`#8CA794`
RGB	`rgb(140, 167, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -13.19, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 14.8, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.978, 35.35, 33.255)`
Decimal	`9217940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA794, 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 #8CA794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #8CA794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca794; }
.text { color: #8ca794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 167 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca794, #8ca7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA794?: #8CA794 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA794?: The RGB value is 140, 167, 148: 140 red, 167 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA794?: The complementary color is #A78C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.