What color is #8CA89B?

#8CA89B 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 #8CA89B?

The RGB value is 140, 168, 155: 140 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA89B?

The complementary color is #A88C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA89B color

#8CA89B rgb(140, 168, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CA89B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 65.9% green and 60.8% blue (140, 168, 155).

Its hue angle is 152°, 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 Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#8CA89B color codes

HEX	`#8CA89B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 168, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 65.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.48, -12.33, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.48, 12.82, 164.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.733, 35.946, 36.323)`
Decimal	`9218203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA89B, 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 #8CA89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #8CA89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca89b; }
.text { color: #8ca89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 168 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca89b, #8ca7a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8CA89B?: #8CA89B 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 #8CA89B?: The RGB value is 140, 168, 155: 140 red, 168 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA89B?: The complementary color is #A88C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.