What color is #8CAAA0?

#8CAAA0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAAA0?

The RGB value is 140, 170, 160: 140 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAAA0?

The complementary color is #AA8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAAA0 color

#8CAAA0 rgb(140, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8CAAA0 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (140, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#8CAAA0 color codes

HEX	`#8CAAA0`
RGB	`rgb(140, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.17, -12.37, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.17, 12.49, 172.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.533, 36.862, 38.705)`
Decimal	`9218720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAAA0, 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 #8CAAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #8CAAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8caaa0; }
.text { color: #8caaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8caaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8caaa0, #8ca5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #8CAAA0?: #8CAAA0 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAAA0?: The RGB value is 140, 170, 160: 140 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAAA0?: The complementary color is #AA8C96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.