What color is #8CAA9C?

#8CAA9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAA9C?

The RGB value is 140, 170, 156: 140 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAA9C?

The complementary color is #AA8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAA9C color

#8CAA9C rgb(140, 170, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAA9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.7% green and 61.2% blue (140, 170, 156).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#8CAA9C color codes

HEX	`#8CAA9C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 170, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, -13.19, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 13.72, 163.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.189, 36.724, 36.891)`
Decimal	`9218716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAA9C, 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 #8CAA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #8CAA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caa9c; }
.text { color: #8caa9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caa9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 170 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caa9c, #8ca9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CAA9C?: #8CAA9C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAA9C?: The RGB value is 140, 170, 156: 140 red, 170 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAA9C?: The complementary color is #AA8C9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.