What color is #8CA991?

#8CA991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CA991?

The RGB value is 140, 169, 145: 140 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA991?

The complementary color is #A98CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA991 color

#8CA991 rgb(140, 169, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CA991 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.3% green and 56.9% blue (140, 169, 145).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#8CA991 color codes

HEX	`#8CA991`
RGB	`rgb(140, 169, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, -14.81, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 17.39, 148.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.113, 35.995, 32.144)`
Decimal	`9218449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA991, 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 #8CA991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #8CA991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca991; }
.text { color: #8ca991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 169 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca991, #8ca99f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CA991?: #8CA991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CA991?: The RGB value is 140, 169, 145: 140 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA991?: The complementary color is #A98CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.