What color is #8CA88A?

#8CA88A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA88A?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 138: 140 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA88A?

The complementary color is #A68AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA88A?

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.

#8CA88A color

#8CA88A rgb(140, 168, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA88A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 54.1% blue (140, 168, 138).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8CA88A color codes

HEX	`#8CA88A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, -15.59, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 19.88, 141.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.404, 35.415, 29.326)`
Decimal	`9218186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA88A, 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 #8CA88A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA88A 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 #8CA88A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca88a; }
.text { color: #8ca88a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca88a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca88a, #8aa897); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CA88A?: #8CA88A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA88A?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 138: 140 red, 168 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA88A?: The complementary color is #A68AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA88A?: 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.