What color is #8CAA9B?

#8CAA9B is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAA9B?

The RGB value is 140, 170, 155: 140 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAA9B?

The complementary color is #AA8C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAA9B color

#8CAA9B rgb(140, 170, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAA9B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (140, 170, 155).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#8CAA9B color codes

HEX	`#8CAA9B`
RGB	`rgb(140, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -13.39, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 14.07, 162.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.105, 36.691, 36.447)`
Decimal	`9218715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAA9B, 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 #8CAA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #8CAA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caa9b; }
.text { color: #8caa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caa9b, #8caaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CAA9B?: #8CAA9B is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAA9B?: The RGB value is 140, 170, 155: 140 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAA9B?: The complementary color is #AA8C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.