What color is #8CA89A?

#8CA89A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA89A?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 154: 140 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA89A?

The complementary color is #A88C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA89A color

#8CA89A rgb(140, 168, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA89A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 60.4% blue (140, 168, 154).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#8CA89A color codes

HEX	`#8CA89A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, -12.53, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 13.16, 162.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.649, 35.913, 35.883)`
Decimal	`9218202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA89A, 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 #8CA89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #8CA89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca89a; }
.text { color: #8ca89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca89a, #8ca8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA89A?: #8CA89A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA89A?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 154: 140 red, 168 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA89A?: The complementary color is #A88C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.