What color is #8CAA86?

#8CAA86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAA86?

The RGB value is 140, 170, 134: 140 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAA86?

The complementary color is #A486AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAA86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAA86 color

#8CAA86 rgb(140, 170, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAA86 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.7% green and 52.5% blue (140, 170, 134).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#8CAA86 color codes

HEX	`#8CAA86`
RGB	`rgb(140, 170, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -17.34, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 23.07, 138.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.492, 36.046, 27.953)`
Decimal	`9218694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAA86, 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 #8CAA86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAA86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #8CAA86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caa86; }
.text { color: #8caa86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caa86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 170 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caa86, #86aa92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CAA86?: #8CAA86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAA86?: The RGB value is 140, 170, 134: 140 red, 170 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAA86?: The complementary color is #A486AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAA86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.