What color is #8CA984?

#8CA984 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA984?

The RGB value is 140, 169, 132: 140 red, 169 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA984?

The complementary color is #A184A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA984 color

#8CA984 rgb(140, 169, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA984 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.3% green and 51.8% blue (140, 169, 132).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#8CA984 color codes

HEX	`#8CA984`
RGB	`rgb(140, 169, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, -17.17, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 23.38, 137.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.167, 35.617, 27.163)`
Decimal	`9218436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA984, 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 #8CA984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #8CA984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca984; }
.text { color: #8ca984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 169 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca984, #84a98f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CA984?: #8CA984 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA984?: The RGB value is 140, 169, 132: 140 red, 169 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA984?: The complementary color is #A184A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.