What color is #8CAB87?

#8CAB87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAB87?

The RGB value is 140, 171, 135: 140 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CAB87?

The complementary color is #A687AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAB87 color

#8CAB87 rgb(140, 171, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAB87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 67.1% green and 52.9% blue (140, 171, 135).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#8CAB87 color codes

HEX	`#8CAB87`
RGB	`rgb(140, 171, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.86, -17.68, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.86, 23.25, 139.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.75, 36.45, 28.385)`
Decimal	`9218951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAB87, 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 #8CAB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #8CAB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cab87; }
.text { color: #8cab87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cab87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 171 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cab87, #87ab94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8CAB87?: #8CAB87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAB87?: The RGB value is 140, 171, 135: 140 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAB87?: The complementary color is #A687AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.