What color is #8CAB8C?

#8CAB8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CAB8C?

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

What is the complementary color of #8CAB8C?

The complementary color is #AB8CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CAB8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CAB8C color

#8CAB8C rgb(140, 171, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #8CAB8C is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#8CAB8C color codes

HEX	`#8CAB8C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 171, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 67.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, -16.78, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 20.93, 143.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.111, 36.594, 30.283)`
Decimal	`9218956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CAB8C, 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 #8CAB8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CAB8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #8CAB8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cab8c; }
.text { color: #8cab8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cab8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 171 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cab8c, #8cab9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #8CAB8C?: #8CAB8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CAB8C?: The RGB value is 140, 171, 140: 140 red, 171 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CAB8C?: The complementary color is #AB8CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CAB8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.